The Tiger and the Snow

IMDb 6.7 2005 • 114 min • ComedyDramaRomance

Director

Roberto Benigni

Country

IT

Plot Summary

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?

Top Cast

Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni Attilio de Giovanni
Jean Reno
Jean Reno Fuad
Nicoletta Braschi
Nicoletta Braschi Vittoria
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox Nancy Browning
Giuseppe Battiston
Giuseppe Battiston Ermanno