The Tiger and the Snow

Oct 14, 2005

1h 54m

★ 6.7

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

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?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Melampo Cinematografica

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Cast

Attilio de Giovanni

Roberto Benigni

Fuad

Jean Reno

Vittoria

Nicoletta Braschi

Nancy Browning

Emilia Fox

Ermanno

Giuseppe Battiston

Self / Sè stesso

Tom Waits

Dottor Guazzelli

Andrea Renzi

Signora Serao

Lucia Poli

Avvocato Scuotilancia

Gianfranco Varetto

Rosa

Anna Pirri

Dottore Salman

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Emilia

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