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Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Jean Reno, Amid Farid, Giuseppe Battiston ... see more see more... , Andrea Renzi , Gianfranco Varetto , Chiara Pirri , Anna Pirri , Abdelhafid Metalsi , Lucia Poli , Tom Waits , Emilia Fox

A love-struck poet travels into the heart of wartime Iraq in hopes of rescuing the woman he loves in Academy award-winning director Roberto Benigni's affecting tale of love and devotion. A kind poet a... read more read more...nd father to his daughters, a respected lecturer and literary figure to his students, and a complete nuisance in the eyes of his beloved Vittoria (Nicoletta Braschi), Attilio (Benigni) finds his life suddenly turned upside down when he learns that the object of his undying affections has been critically injured in a Baghdad bombing. Now, despite the chaos sweeping through Iraq, Attilio vows to risk everything in order to travel into the heart of Baghdad and deliver the medicine that will awaken the woman of his dreams from a potentially eternal slumber. Jean Reno and Tom Waits co-star in this heartfelt, seriocomic romance, which pits the uplifting power of love against the destructive force of bombs. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Roberto Benigni

Release Date: December 29, 2006

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  • blacksheepboy
    February 18, 2010
    blacksheepboy
    Roberto Begnini repeats the same formula of his successful masterpiece Life is Beautiful, which makes this film look unoriginal, but nonetheless it is funny, touching and has a beautiful ending.
  • gator681
    January 17, 2008
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]In "The Tiger and the Snow," Attilio(Roberto Benigni, who also co-wrote and directed) is an absentminded poet and divorced father of two girls. He has been having dreams where he is marrying Vittoria(Who else but Nicoletta Braschi?) while he is wearing boxer... read more shorts.(The dreams are so cool that Tom Waits is performing in them. But then Waits and Benigni were in "Down by Law" together...) He follows her around everywhere from city to city but now she is accompanying her employer, Fuad(Jean Reno), a renowned poet, back to his native Baghdad following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.[/font]

    [font=Century Gothic]"The Tiger and the Snow" is a charming movie about dreams, not only those of Attilio and his dream girl(his semi-disturbing behavior gets partially explained away late in the movie) but also Fuad's dreams of what Iraq will be like after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Those dreams are quickly dashed by widespread looting and a lack of medical equipment there. Despite Benigni's manic persona being on full display, this is not a comedy, nor he is making light of the tragic situation in Iraq. In fact, quite the opposite and by doing so, he reveals himself to be quite the humanist, even if his filmmaking skills may not be entirely up to the task.[/font]
  • panta2
    July 20, 2010
    panta2
    Watching this movie makes you happy... it's like a drug! Roberto Benigni goes under your skin with his unbelievable actions and you can see the life in full colour! People who can not understand this movie should not write reviews... they are simply lost for art forever! Recommen... read moreded for everyone who loves living!
  • mvieaddict
    September 5, 2009
    mvieaddict
    La tigre e la neve was a movie with a mix of drama and comedy. This made the story became very interesting and enjoyable. And off course Benigni, who was so funny sometimes. It had a simple plot although, a man discovers that the woman he loves was badly injured in a hospital in ... read moreBaghdad. He traveled to Iraq in order to help her. This movie had a good script, music, (Tom Waits performance ) and a great message of hope in the end. I recommended this movie for people looking for a romantic story with brilliant ending.
  • Parannoyed
    December 15, 2007
    Parannoyed
    Roberto Benigni's performance is undoubtedly filled with years of acting expertise yet a character may be grandiose although the storyline is awful... yes this is the case here.

    I cannot really review this movie seeing as my lazy person decided it best to watch half of it beca... read moreuse it was turning into decrepitude, with Benigni being the only worthwhile part of the movie.

    Watch only if you have a never-ending thirst for foreign film experiences.
  • donnarenee2006
    October 4, 2007
    donnarenee2006
    Italian movie all in subtitles...but I found it to be quite charming and unique, as well as it's hilarious moments. Roberto Benigni is so funny as the lovestruck poetry teacher that has an infatuation love for the woman in his dreams. But it is quite suprising on where he ends up... read more which is right in the middle of the IRAQ war zone. How they managed to pull of the film and shoot this movie in this time, is beyond me. Jean Reno co-stars who makes a nice touch to the film. A charmer. ;)
  • brunolot1
    March 8, 2012
    brunolot1
    Nice story, but not so well developed. Roberto Benigni plays himself and the jokes are mostly not funny. It was entertaining though.
  • IMTammyP
    June 23, 2007
    IMTammyP
    As always, Benigni brings an unexpected, original tale to the screen. Told with charm and tenacity, this is not your run-of-the-mill love story. Set in 2003, at the onset of the Iraq War, Attilio (Benigni) learns that the woman he loves has been seriously injured in a bombing. ... read more True to form, he beats all odds to make it to her side in a Baghdad hospital. Nevermind that the war is chaotic and there are no flights into Iraq, or that the hospital hasn't got as much as a bandaid left to treat the injured. He always finds a way! I admire this man greatly as a one-of-a-kind filmmaker. My only complaint is that the subtitles for this movie are way too small and white so that they occasionally are hard to even find on the screen. BTW, in your local US rental store, it may have the American title THE TIGER AND THE SNOW.
  • mbh2m
    June 22, 2007
    mbh2m
    It's not awful, but it isn't great, either. The funny thing is, I don't think that a man travelling to a country in the middle of a war to save the woman he loves is unrealistic. There are those types of guys out there.
  • ikickkolbenbaby
    June 8, 2007
    ikickkolbenbaby
    Gorgeous!! What else woulja expect from a Roberto Begnini film? Dude's friggin bad ass, no questions. ^_^ Nice that somebody's got the cahones to make an anti-Iraq war film. And check out the interviews in the dvd! O_O They actually answer the friggin questions! O_O Go Italia! **... read moreand camels! ^_^**

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Critic Reviews

G. Allen Johnson
December 29, 2006
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

This film, one of the worst of 2006, almost has to be seen to be believed -- a comedy about a man who goes to Iraq, and, amid a string of comic misadventures, tries to save the life of his love, who h... Full Review

David Germain
December 29, 2006
David Germain, Associated Press

Like Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow incongruously offers sharp laughs and touches of tenderness amid moments of drama and danger. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
December 29, 2006
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

The only award Benigni's misconceived and unfunny The Tiger and the Snow could possibly win is for Worst Movie of 2006.

Kevin Thomas
December 29, 2006
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Shameless, utterly predictable and grimly unfunny nonsense. Full Review

Michael Rechtshaffen
December 29, 2006
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

Perhaps a greater passage of time was needed to provide a more effective historical perspective, but Tiger has a bigger problem with a dramatic structure that sags conspicuously in the middle, never t...

Jeannette Catsoulis
December 29, 2006
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Roberto Benigni's film is a scorching affront to Italians, Iraqis and the intelligence of movie audiences everywhere.

Ed Halter
December 28, 2006
Ed Halter, Village Voice

Neither profound nor funny, but merely uncomfortable. A hubristic failure at risky humor, The Tiger and the Snow provides Benigni his own Michael Richards moment. Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
December 28, 2006
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

[Roberto Benigni's] an irritating goofball at times, but there's a genuine sense of tragedy and darkness -- of the most ancient traditions of clowning, in fact -- underneath it all. Full Review

Ed Halter
January 4, 2007
Ed Halter, L.A. Weekly

Roberto Benigni here plays out a madcap tale of romantic obsession against the backdrop of the Iraq invasion. The results are neither profound nor funny. Full Review

Richard Horgan
January 3, 2007
Richard Horgan, FilmStew.com

Unlike the pre-TV world of concentration camps seen in Life is Beautiful, the Iraq war is something we are all directly familiar with. Full Review

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