The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief
Film poster
Directed by	Maurizio Nichetti
Written by	Mauro Monti Maurizio Nichetti
Story by	Maurizio Nichetti
Produced by	Ernesto Di Sabro
Starring	Maurizio Nichetti
Cinematography	Mario Battistoni
Edited by	Rita Rossi
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Distributed by	Bambú, Reteitalia
Release date	16 February 1989 (1989-02-16)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian English
Box office	$1,231,622 (domestic)[1]

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). Some feel The Icicle Thief was created as a spoof of neorealism, which predominated Italian cinema after World War II. However, it is generally understood that the film is critical of the impact of consumerism on art, as suggested by the contrast between the nested film and commercials, and the apathy of Italian television viewers in recognising the difference between the two.^[2] The film won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3]