Maurizio Nichetti (born 8 May 1948) is an

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film

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, actor and

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. His 1989 film ''

The Icicle Thief ''The Icicle Thief'' ( it, Ladri di saponette) 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''). S ...

'' won the Golden St. George at the

16th Moscow International Film Festival The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti. Jury * Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury) * Ge ...

. In 1998 he was a member of the jury at the

48th Berlin International Film Festival The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film ''The Boxer'' by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Rainmaker'' was selected as the closing night film. Th ...

Filmography

Film Director

* 1979 - ''

Ratataplan ''Ratataplan'' is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed, written and starring Maurizio Nichetti. The film, despite its low budget, obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Nichetti.AA.VV., "Ratataplan", ''La rivista del cine ...

'' * 1980 - '' Ho fatto splash'' * 1983 - ''

Tomorrow We Dance ''Tomorrow We Dance'' ( it, Domani si balla!) is a 1982 Italian comedy film written, directed and starring Maurizio Nichetti. Plot Aliens send a hypnotic signal through a TV channel, and the signal makes people dance and makes them forget their ...

'' (''Domani si balla!'') * 1986 - '' Il Bi e il Ba'' * 1989 - ''

'' (''Ladri di saponette'') * 1991 - ''

To Want to Fly ''Volere volare'' (''To Want to Fly'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a live-action animated film. The male lead is a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning ...

'' (''Volere volare'') * 1993 - '' Stefano Quantestorie'' * 1995 - ''

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'' (''Palla di neve'') * 1996 - '' Luna e l'altra'' * 2001 - '' Honolulu Baby'' * 2008 - '' Dottor Clown''

Actor

* 1979 - ''

'' * 1976 - ''

Allegro non troppo ''Allegro non troppo'' is a 1976 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Featuring six pieces of classical music, the film is a parody of Walt Disney's 1940 feature film, ''Fantasia'', two of its segments being derived from the earlier ...

'' * 1982 - ''

'' (''Domani si balla!'') * 1983 - ''

Hearts and Armour ''Hearts and Armour'' ( it, I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori) is a 1983 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is loosely based on the stories of the Paladins especially the epic poem '' Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto ...

'' (''I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori'') * 1984 - ''

Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (internationally released as ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was filmed in Rome, Cappadocia, Marano Lagunare and Exilles. Plot summary ...

'' * 1989 - ''

'' (''Ladri di saponette'') * 1991 - ''

'' (''Volere volare'') * 1993 - '' Stefano Quantestorie'' * 1994 - '' Seven Sundays'' (''Tous les jours dimanche'') * 1995 - ''Snowball'' (''Palla di neve'') * 1996 - '' Luna e l'altra'' * 2002 - ''

Ciao America ''Ciao America'' is a 2002 American-Italian comedy-drama film directed by Frank Ciota. Cast * Eddie Malavarca as Lorenzo Primavera * Maurizio Nichetti as Giulio Fellini *Violante Placido as Paola Angelini *Nathaniel Marston as Skip Cromwell ...

'' * 2010 - ''Somewhere''

References

External links

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Official Site
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