The Tiger
and the Snow
can be summarized as the adventures of a clown like
Italian in
Baghdad in the
middle of the war.
Roberto Benigni continues with his optimistic
humour as we have seen in the film
‘’Life is
Beautiful’’ and
this attitude forms the main characteristic of the ‘’Tiger
and the Snow’’.
In the film, the actress who
plays the woman whom Benigni loves (who is the woman of
his life) and after whom he goes to Iraq is
Nicoletta Braschi
who is Roberto Benigni’s wife in real life.
Roberto Benigni, who is
named as the ‘’Clown
Prince’’ in his country has become famous in
the world film market since he has shot the film
‘’Life is Beautiful’’
that has won three Oscar awards. (The Best Foreign
Film,The Best Actor, The Best Music awards).
In the film, Benigni plays
a man who is always happy, careless and breaks everything
and who speaks of love all the time. He heads for
Baghdad with his friend Fuad (the poet who does not want
to leave his city alone at the time of war), because
Nicoletta has been shot and her brain is heavily injured.
The lover Benigni
(Attilio) goes to Baghdad without hesitation
as soon as he hears about this. There, he does everything
he can in order to make the woman whom he loves survive.
During this time
Benigni does so
many things that can make us call him silly and make us
laugh very much.
The point which cannot be
understood is the muslim poet
Fuad’s
committing suicide suddenly. This event does not have
any contribution to the whole film. Most probably at this
point the Italian producers have confused the love for
one’s country and one’s belief therefore, they have
placed such scenes in the film.
The end of the story takes
place in Italy.
Nicoletta has recovered and returned back to
her country, but she cannot know who has helped her. This
is one of the most striking points of the scenario. At
the end she knows him by using sneaky and clever tricks.
The Tiger and the Snow is a
film that you can enjoy and watch without getting bored
although the name is not so much in harmony with the
subject.
My note for the film is 7
out of 10.
I wish you a pleasant time
while watching the film.
