The Tiger and the Snow (
2005) | IMDb:
7
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?
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Jean Reno
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Emilia Fox
,
Giuseppe Battiston
,
Tom Waits
Directed by:
Roberto Benigni
Pinocchio (
2002) | IMDb:
4.3
Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Mino Bellei
,
Carlo Giuffrè
,
Peppe Barra
,
Franco Javarone
Life Is Beautiful (
1997) | IMDb:
8.6
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Giorgio Cantarini
,
Giustino Durano
,
Sergio Bini Bustric
,
Lidia Alfonsi
Son of the Pink Panther (
1993) | IMDb:
3.9
The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Herbert Lom
,
Claudia Cardinale
,
Shabana Azmi
,
Debrah Farentino
,
Jennifer Edwards
The Sheltering Sky (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Starring:
Debra Winger
,
John Malkovich
,
Campbell Scott
,
Jill Bennett
,
Timothy Spall
,
Eric Vu-An
Directed by:
Bernardo Bertolucci