The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.
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| Lino Capolicchio | ... | Giorgio | |
| Dominique Sanda | ... | Micòl Finzi Contini | |
| Fabio Testi | ... | Giampiero Malnate | |
| Romolo Valli | ... | Giorgio's Father | |
| Helmut Berger | ... | Alberto | |
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Camillo Cesarei | ... | Micol's Father |
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Inna Alexeievna | ... | Regina Artom - Micol's Grandmother (as Inna Alexeieff) |
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Katina Morisani | ... | Micol's Mother |
| Barbara Pilavin | ... | Giorgio's Mother (as Barbara Leonard Pilavin) | |
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Michael Berger | ||
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Ettore Geri | ||
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Raffaele Curi | ... | Ernesto |
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Gianpaolo Duregon | ||
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Marcella Gentile | ||
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Cinzia Bruno | ... | Young Micol |
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Mussolini's Italy, late 1930s: the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading wealthy Jewish families. Their adult children gather friends for tennis and parties at their lovely grounds, with the rest of the world at bay, while politics close in. Written by OJT
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The Finzi-Continis were Italians living in Ferrara, Italy in 1938. They were rich, beautiful, unapproachable and Jewish. They lived in a walled dream world until they were forced to open the gates.Parents Guide:
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Language:
ItalianRelease Date:
16 December 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis See more »Filming Locations:
Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyEdit
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$112,105, 24 November 1996Gross USA:
$596,694Company Credits
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Written by Cesare A. Bixio (uncredited)
Performed by Tito Schipa
Per concessione della EMI Italiana S.p.A.
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One of composer Bill Conti's first assignments was writing the film's score with Manuel de Sica, although only Sica received credit. See more »Quotes
Micol: You and I are not normal people. For the two of us, what counts more than the possession of things - how shall I put it - is the remembrance of things, the memory of things.See more »
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VivereWritten by Cesare A. Bixio (uncredited)
Performed by Tito Schipa
Per concessione della EMI Italiana S.p.A.
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The Finzi-Continis are a wealthy and privileged Italian family. It is shortly before WWII, a time when the Fascists are slowly taking away the rights and livelihoods of Jews, including the Finzi-Continis.
But none of this seems to pass the walls of their magnificent garden, where the children Micol and Alberto often invite their friends. One of their friends, Georgio, is hopelessly in love with the beautiful Micol. The way this film evokes such youthful, quixotic yearning, or a woman's growing awareness of physical beauty's power, is splendid.
The sadness I felt at the end came from knowing all along what would happen to all of them, rich and not-so-rich, and that they didn't recognize what lay in store for them until it was too late. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis was Vittorio De Sica's last hurrah, a masterpiece of neorealism, and timeless evocation of a time lost.