La tigre e la neve (2005)

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?

Updated May 9 2020

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2005-10-14

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Runtime: 114 mins Budget: $35,000,000 Rating: 6.8 Tag Line: A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

Cast

Jean Reno

Fuad

Tom Waits

Himself / Sè stesso

Roberto Benigni

Attilio de Giovanni

Emilia Fox

Nancy Browning

Giuseppe Battiston

Ermanno

Nicoletta Braschi

Vittoria

Gianfranco Varetto

Avvocato Scuotilancia

Lucia Poli

Signora Serao