The Garden of the Finzi-Continis — A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew

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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Name: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1970-12-04
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli, Helmut Berger

1970 7 5.0K R views saved

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.

Countries: IT

Languages: English, French, Italian

Content Rating: R

Runtime: 1hrs 35min

Status: Released

Release date: 1970-12-04

Release format: Streaming — Jun 11, 2008

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@maarten-delfgou 3 years ago

The original title of the film is Il giardino dei Finzi Contini.

@saint-pauly 4 years ago

Like an intimate family dinner with strangers, there's a lot going on here but none of it concerns you.

Set in Italy during the period when Mussolini rose to power in WWII, this is the 'love story' between a Jewish woman from the upper class and her friend from the Jewish middle class.

Because there are a lot of political references and this is about a garden it's probably an extended metaphor but it's not interesting enough to make me want to delve any deeper into it than that.

@soonertbone 1 month ago

Quite dull, and felt lacking in any sense of danger or dramatic stakes. I've loved some of de Sica's past work, but this one fell super flat.

@tcg37 1 year ago

"we weren't the first to be persecuted... but we all kept quiet as long as it wasn't our turn."

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