The Tiger and the Snow vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Tiger and the Snow). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 54m. The Tiger and the Snow is the older of the two (2005 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Tiger and the Snow
What We Wanted to Be| The Tiger and the Snow | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Jean Reno, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giuseppe Battiston, Tom Waits | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
Synopsis
The Tiger and the Snow
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…
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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