The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Movie Review 1971

Acclaimed film by De Sica about an aristocratic Jewish family living in Italy under increasing Fascist oppression on the eve of WWII. The garden wall symbolizes the distance between the Finzi-Continis and the Nazi reality about to engulf them. Flawless acting and well-defined direction. Based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani, who collaborated on the script but later repudiated the film. Music by De Sica's son, Manuel. In Italian with English subtitles or dubbed.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Judaism, World War II, The Holocaust, Italy, Family Ties, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Cesare Zavattini

Cast

Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger, Lino Capolicchio, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli

Cinematography

Ennio Guarnieri

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Music

Bill Conti, Manuel De Sica

Producer

Cinema 5

Awards

Oscars 1971: Foreign Film; Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1971: Golden Berlin Bear.