
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.

as Self / Antonio Piermattei

as Maria Piermattei

as Bruno Piermattei

as Don Italo

as Modella

as Telespettatrice

as Telespettatore

as Critico

as Segretaria TV

as Tecnico TV

as Sarta TV

as Truccatrice TV

as Self

as Paolo Piermattei

as Brigadiere

as Capocomico

as Ciclista

as Amica

as Amica

as Amica

as Funzionario collocamento

as Caporeparto

as Musicista

as Musicista

as Musicista