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.
Self / Antonio Piermattei

Maria Piermattei

Bruno Piermattei
Don Italo

Modella
Telespettatrice

Telespettatore

Critico
Segretaria TV

Tecnico TV

Sarta TV

Truccatrice TV

Self

Paolo Piermattei
Brigadiere

Capocomico

Ciclista

Amica
Amica
Amica
Funzionario collocamento
Caporeparto

Musicista
Musicista
Musicista