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The Icicle Thief (Italian: Ladri di saponette, lit. ' Soap Thieves ') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Nichetti, titled in imitation of Vittorio De Sica's 1948 classic Italian neorealist film The Bicycle Thief (Italian: Ladri di biciclette).
Aug 24, 1990 · The Icicle Thief: Directed by Maurizio Nichetti. With Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo, Renato Scarpa. A movie resembling Bicycle Thieves (1948) is shown on TV, but the real-life world gets muddled with the film and the TV commercials.
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- Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
- Maurizio Nichetti
- 1990-08-24
Apr 24, 2014 · 238. 25K views 9 years ago. Imagine a cross between The Bicycle Thieves and Purple Rose of Cairo if written by Rod Serling ...more.
- 84 min
- 25.5K
- rrrkitchen
80% Tomatometer 10 Reviews. 64% Audience Score 50+ Ratings. A cheeky satire of television and an ode to Italian neo-realist films, this playful movie features director Maurizio Nichetti playing ...
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- Maurizio Nichetti
- Maurizio Nichetti
- Comedy
Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is…
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- Bambú Cinema e TV, Reteitalia
- Maurizio Nichetti
The Icicle Thief. Summaries. A movie resembling Bicycle Thieves (1948) is shown on TV, but the real-life world gets muddled with the film and the TV commercials. The director Maurizio Nichetti is invited by a TV studio to introduce a screening of his best-known film, the neo-realist classic 'Ladri di saponette'.
Overview. Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'.