• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2005-10-14
  • Runtime114 minutes
  • TaglineA love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.
  • Revenue24,000,000$
  • GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesMelampo Cinematografica, Focus Features
  • Budget35,000,000$

Movie 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?

Casts

Roberto Benigni

Jean Reno

Nicoletta Braschi

Emilia Fox

Giuseppe Battiston

Tom Waits

Andrea Renzi

Lucia Poli

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Israel Aduramo

Franco Barbero

Simone Carella