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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Original title: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini
  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Dominique Sanda in The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
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The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.

  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Giorgio Bassani
    • Ugo Pirro
    • Vittorio Bonicelli
  • Stars
    • Dominique Sanda
    • Lino Capolicchio
    • Helmut Berger
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.1K
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    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Giorgio Bassani
      • Ugo Pirro
      • Vittorio Bonicelli
    • Stars
      • Dominique Sanda
      • Lino Capolicchio
      • Helmut Berger
    • 47User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Dominique Sanda
    Dominique Sanda
    • Micòl Finzi Contini
    Lino Capolicchio
    Lino Capolicchio
    • Giorgio
    Helmut Berger
    Helmut Berger
    • Alberto Finzi Contini
    Fabio Testi
    Fabio Testi
    • Giampiero Malnate
    Romolo Valli
    Romolo Valli
    • Padre di Giorgio
    Camillo Cesarei
    • Prof. Ermanno Finzi Contini
    Inna Alexeieff
    • Regina Artom Herrera
    Katina Morisani
    • Olga Finzi Contini
    Barbara Pilavin
    Barbara Pilavin
    • Madre di Giorgio
    • (as Barbara Leonard Pilavin)
    Michael Berger
    • Studente tedesco
    Ettore Geri
    • Maggiordomo Perotti
    Raffaele Curi
    • Ernesto, fratello di Giorgio
    Giampaolo Duregon
    • Bruno Lattes
    Marcella Gentile
    • Fanny, sorella di Giorgio
    Cinzia Bruno
    • Micol da bambina
    Alessandro D'Alatri
    Alessandro D'Alatri
    • Giorgio da bambino
    Camillo Angelini-Rota
    • Prof. Ermanno Finzi-Contini
    Joshua Sinclair
    Joshua Sinclair
      • Director
        • Vittorio De Sica
      • Writers
        • Giorgio Bassani
        • Ugo Pirro
        • Vittorio Bonicelli
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      • Trivia
        While the film was well received by the public and the cinematic community, there was controversy in the literary community over the fact that the film made Micòl's relationship with Malnate explicit. This alteration changed the tone of the work, and tainted Micòl's persona. It led to Giorgio Bassani attempting to distance himself from Vittorio de Sica's work.
      • Goofs
        Giorgio and his father discuss the diminishing rights of Jews at his desk. During his close-ups a hair on the camera lens is visible in the center bottom of the frame.
      • 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.

      • Connections
        Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
      • Soundtracks
        Vivere
        Written by Cesare A. Bixio (uncredited)

        Performed by Tito Schipa

        Per concessione della EMI Italiana S.p.A.

      User reviews47

      Featured review
      10/10

      the music during the final credits

      I just watched the DVD and had not seen the movie in many years. I found it every bit as moving as I had remembered from my first viewing. This included the Prayer For the Dead (El Moleh Rachamim) magnificently sung as the final credits rolled. I am not Jewish so I had to do some "googling" to learn that El Moleh...is indeed a prayer for the dead. What moved me so apart from the singer's mournfully beautiful voice were the names Aushwitz, Maidenek, Treblinka et. al. interpolated into the text. It reminded me of the penultimate paragraph in Andre Schwartz-Bart's extraordinary novel of the Holacaust, The Last Of The Just where the names of the death camps are artfully placed among the repeated words "And praised Be The Lord". Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts.
      • delgrandegl
      • Oct 2, 2006
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      • Release date
        • December 16, 1971 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • West Germany
      • Official site
        • Sony Pictures Classics
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • French
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Vrt Finci-Kontinievih
      • Filming locations
        • Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Titanus
        • Documento Film
        • CCC-Filmkunst
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $596,694
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $112,105
        • Nov 22, 1996
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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