 This movie makes extensive references to  _Ladri di biciclette (1948)_ (qv), starting with the title. This is  done through a movie within the movie, sharing the same title and  also using characters resembling those from the older film in name  and appearance. "Ladri di Biciclette" means "The Bicycle Thieves";  while that is sometimes used as an English title, it is better known  as "The Bicycle Thief". The Italian title of this newer movie,  "Ladri di saponette", is a play on "Ladri di Biciclette"; it means  "The Soap Thieves", and this apparently refers to the dialogue where  Maria tells Bruno not to use up all the soap when washing his hands,  remarking to Antonio that he must be eating it. 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". 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" 