The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

1970 · 95 min · IT · R · 7.0 (293 votes)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica · Starring Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli, Helmut Berger, Camillo Cesarei · Music Manuel De Sica

“A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew”

DramaHistory

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

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A sun-drenched, yet melancholic, portrait of youthful idylls crumbling under the shadow of fascism. It feels like a beautiful, fading memory, tinged with the bittersweet ache of impending loss and the quiet dignity of a world on the brink.

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