Is The Icicle Thief violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Icicle Thief scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Icicle Thief sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Icicle Thief easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Icicle Thief end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Icicle Thief

Name: The Icicle Thief
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo, Renato Scarpa, Heidi Komarek

Directed by Maurizio Nichetti

Produced by Reteitalia, Bambú Cinema e TV

198990 min7.4 / 10

A playful, meta-cinematic satire that uses the collision of neorealism and consumerism to critique both art and commerce with irreverent humor and visual inventiveness.

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 constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.

Clusters

Anti-Establishment Comedies Quirky Genius Movies Comedy And Satire Art and Philosophy Movements Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Commercial Satire Neorealism

Questions people ask

Is The Icicle Thief violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Icicle Thief scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Icicle Thief sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Icicle Thief easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does The Icicle Thief end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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