The Tiger and the Snow · 2005 ·
“A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.”
Movie Details
Production information
13 fields
Released
2005-10-14
Runtime
114 min
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Roberto Benigni
Writer
Pino Borselli, Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
Country
Italy
Language
Italian, English, Arabic
Original Title
La tigre e la neve
Status
Released
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$24,000,000
Production
Melampo Cinematografica
Cast
Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Emilia Fox, Giuseppe Battiston, Tom Waits, Andrea Renzi, Lucia Poli, Gianfranco Varetto, Anna Pirri
Storyline
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
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