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The Tiger and the Snow
A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.
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?
Cast
- Roberto Benigni as Attilio de Giovanni
- Jean Reno as Fuad
- Nicoletta Braschi as Vittoria
- Emilia Fox as Nancy Browning
- Giuseppe Battiston as Ermanno
- Tom Waits as Self / Sè stesso
- Andrea Renzi as Dottor Guazzelli
- Lucia Poli as Signora Serao
- Gianfranco Varetto as Avvocato Scuotilancia
- Anna Pirri as Rosa
- Abdelhafid Metalsi as Dottore Salman
- Chiara Pirri as Emilia
Details
- Director
- Roberto Benigni
- Released
- October 14, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Studio
- Melampo Cinematografica
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 508 votes
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