The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

6.7/10 114 min Comedy Drama Romance

Overview

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

Attilio de Giovanni

Jean Reno

Fuad

Nicoletta Braschi

Vittoria

Emilia Fox

Nancy Browning

Giuseppe Battiston

Ermanno

Tom Waits

Self / Sè stesso

Andrea Renzi

Dottor Guazzelli

Lucia Poli

Signora Serao

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Dottore Salman

Israel Aduramo

Soldato americano

Franco Barbero

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