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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
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R,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1970
Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger  ...more
Synopsis: Vittorio De Sica directs the lyrical war drama Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis), based on a book by Giorgio Bassani. In Ferrara, Italy, at the beginning of WWII, anti-Semitism is spreading. Mussolini has passed several laws that forbid Jews from going to public schools, joining the army, or marrying non-Jews. While many middle-class Jewish families flee the country, the Finzi-Continis believe it's safe inside their sprawling estate. As a wealthy, aristocratic Jewish ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini is a work of amazing beauty, a lyrical and poetic film set during one of history's most terrible eras. For all its beauty, the film also uncovers great sadness. The wealthy and privileged Finzi-Continis believe that, it they don't allow themselves to see the ugliness around them, they will somehow be protected from it. While they watch their rights, and the rights of other ... Full Review
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