The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)

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94 min - Drama | History | War - 16 December 1971 (USA)

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In the late 1930s, in Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading families, wealthy, aristocratic... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Lino Capolicchio	...	Giorgio
	Dominique Sanda	...	Micòl Finzi Contini
	Fabio Testi	...	Bruno Malnate
	Romolo Valli	...	Giorgio's Father
	Helmut Berger	...	Alberto
	Camillo Cesarei	...	Micol's Father
	Inna Alexeievna	...	Micol's Grandmother (as Inna Alexeieff)
	Katina Morisani	...	Micol's Mother
	Barbara Pilavin	...	Giorgio's Mother (as Barbara Leonard Pilavin)
	Michael Berger
	Ettore Geri
	Raffaele Curi	...	Ernesto
	Gianpaolo Duregon
	Marcella Gentile
	Cinzia Bruno	...	Young Micol

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Storyline

In the late 1930s, in Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading families, wealthy, aristocratic, urbane; they are also Jewish. Their adult children, Micol and Alberto, gather a circle of friends for constant rounds of tennis and parties at their villa with its lovely grounds, keeping the rest of the world at bay. Into the circle steps Giorgio, a Jew from the middle class who falls in love with Micol. She seems to toy with him, and even makes love to one of his friends while she knows Giorgio is watching. While his love cannot seem to break through to her to draw her out of her garden idyll, the forces of politics close in. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Drama | History | War

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Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

16 December 1971 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El jardín de los Finzi Contini See more »

Filming Locations:

Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Box Office

Gross:

$596,694 (USA) (12 January 1997) (re-issue)

Company Credits

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Documento Film, CCC-Filmkunst See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The film was a personal triumph for 'Vittorio de Sica', a director who had struggled to have a hit since Marriage Italian Style. See more »

Quotes

Giorgio's Father: In life, in order to understand, to really understand the world, you must die at least once. So it's better to die young, when there's still time left to recover and live again.
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Connections

Referenced in "Yperoha plasmata: Tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou... (#1.18)" (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Vivere"
Written by Cesare A. Bixio (uncredited)
Performed by Tito Schipa
Per concessione della EMI Italiana S.p.A. See more »

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (original title)

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