It was parodied in the film The Icicle Thief (1989). There are no reviews yet for this film. Norman Loftis's film Messenger (1994) is considered to be a remake of Bicycle Thieves. The Icicle Thief. The Icicle Thief. TMDb Score. In the film, a director brings his neo-realist movie to a television studio for broadcast. Reviews in chronological order (Total 0 reviews) Post a review. It is tied to the movie through three lines of dialogue referring to chandeliers (one of them stolen during the movie) so sparkly they look "like icicles" - but this word occurs only in the English subtitles! Stage adaptation. Soon ads invade the the movie itself, and the film's director jumps into his picture to fix the damage. A theatrical adaptation of the film was created by Littlebrain Theatre, in a devised adaptation with a cast of nine. As a stark, black-and-white neo-realist tragedy airs on TV, bright color commercials disrupt the narrative. The Icicle Thief. The Icicle Thief has been constructed as a parody-come-homage to both its namesake, Vittorio de Sica’s The Bicycle Thief/Ladri di Biciclette (1949) and the school of Italian neo-realism that gave birth to it. 74. 90 min 7.4 1989 Italy Overview. The opening with the tv critic stumbling to describe a film he has not seen is a perfectly on-target parody of the very school of criticism that leant these definitions to the movement. IMDb R. Tomatoes. Open for comments. 13 January 2011. Neither actors nor viewers can tell the commercials from a "Bicycle Thief" parody on Italian TV. This week's films. The English title of the newer movie, "The Icicle Thief", has no relation to the Italian title but instead is a play on "The Bicycle Thief". The Icicle Thief Bambú Cinema e TV Comedy. Sometimes the ice was so thick that people could walk from one side to the other or cross in horse and carriage. The Icicle Thief won the grand prize at last year’s Moscow film festival, and soon after, I saw it in a packed house on the opening night of the 1989 Toronto film festival. It revolves around a poor man who steals a crystal chandelier for his wife who aspires to be a singer. The Icicle Thief is a thoroughly captivating Italian film by director, screenwriter, and actor Maurizo Nichetti. Re-viewing The Icicle Thief Tony Mitchell The Only Country in the World In March 1994 a group of nine film directors prominent in the recent revival of Italian cinema released a collaborative film entitled Lunica paese nel mondo (The On/y Country in the World). The Icicle Thief ★★★ Ladri di Saponette 1989“The Naked Gun” for the arthouse crowd. The River Thames froze over on twenty three occasions between 1620 and 1814. The Icicle Thief Synopsis. Not Yet Rated 1 hr 30 min Comedy. 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