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Italian Movie Night
April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
La Tigre e la Neve (The Tiger and the Snow)
2005 1h 54min
Love and injury in time of war. The film is simply an ode to love. 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 when 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.
La tigre e la neve is the last film directed by Benigni It is a successful romantic comedy, a fairytale about life and death, love and war, happiness and sadness. La tigre e la neve has a powerful message for everyone: war transforms life into a real tragedy, but love makes it worthwhile. When people let love blossom, life becomes a fairy tale.
With English subtitles
$5 donation suggested