The Tiger and the Snow

2005 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 14,586 VOTES · DIR. Roberto Benigni

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Overview

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?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,351 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:22 Dear Attilio, we are all gathered here together...
00:06:06 This is great, how do you get him to stand up?
00:09:43 It was my fault for not telling the story properly
00:13:13 What are you looking at? Poets don't look, they see.
00:16:33 - A Dream that won't come true? - Come true!
00:21:16 Why do you keep pestering me?
00:26:57 Go ahead.
00:30:32 About the table, I agree with you, I'd move it
00:34:10 I wasn't talking to you.
00:38:16 I'm not sure when, please don't start.
00:42:31 What's the problem?
00:48:37 Bed stuck away at an angle, a blanket covering her face
00:52:02 Medicine?
00:56:16 Can we make some glycerine and feed it into her stomach?
01:01:00 I'll hang it here, okay?
01:05:28 Look out!
01:09:16 Attilio! Attilio!
01:13:28 Anyone there?
01:18:01 Take cover! Take cover! Take cover!
01:20:34 Damn thing's stuck
01:24:21 I do know.
01:31:23 Here, have 'em!
01:37:09 Just a check.
01:42:11 I'll see lots of you later.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,351
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:02:22
Final line01:42:11

Production Record

DirectorRoberto Benigni
LanguageItalian
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue$24,000,000
IMDb votes14,586