The Tiger and the Snow
La tigre e la neve
Release: 2005-10-14
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 6.8
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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?
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Melampo Cinematografica
Focus Features
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Roberto Benigni
as Attilio de Giovanni
Tom Waits
as Self / Sè stesso
Andrea Renzi
as Dottor Guazzelli
Lucia Poli
as Signora Serao
Israel Aduramo
as Soldato americano
Franco Barbero
Simone Carella
Jean Reno
as Fuad
Nicoletta Braschi
as Vittoria
Giuseppe Battiston
as Ermanno
Abdelhafid Metalsi
as Dottore Salman
Emilia Fox
as Nancy Browning
