The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Original title: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini
“A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew”
1970 · 1 h 34 min
Directed by 
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De SicaCast
Dominique Sanda Lino Capolicchio 
Helmut Berger
Credits
Written by: Giorgio Bassani
Plot
A wealthy Jewish family in Ferrara withdraws into its garden as fascism tightens its grip.
Sinekatalog’s take
Vittorio De Sica's elegiac drama follows a wealthy Jewish family sealing itself away as fascism closes in. Beautiful and sad, with Dominique Sanda luminous, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (8,535 votes)
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