The Tiger and the Snow
“A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.”
2005•1h 54m•6.7•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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?
Director
Roberto Benigni
Writer
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
Budget
$35M
Revenue
$24M
Languages
Italian, English, Arabic
Studio
Melampo Cinematografica
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
Gianfranco Varetto
Avvocato Scuotilancia
Anna Pirri
Rosa
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Dottore Salman
Chiara Pirri
Emilia
Amid Farid
Al Giumeil
Mohamed Malek Bchatnia
Ladro bazar
Ahmed Ben Massoud
Vecchio campo minato
Production
Company
Melampo Cinematografica
Producer
Gianluigi Braschi
Producer
Nicoletta Braschi
Producer
Ridha Turki
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