The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Based On the book by Giorgio Bassani

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini) is a 1970 historical war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay by Ugo Pirro and Vittorio Bonicelli adapts Italian Jewish author Giorgio Bassani's 1962 semi-autobiographical novel, about the lives of an upper-class Jewish family in Ferrara during the Fascist era. The film stars Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger, Romolo Valli, and Fabio Testi in his breakthrough role. An Italian and West German co-production, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival and won the Golden Bear.

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Release date:

December 2, 1970

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Cast:

Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Italy, West Germany

Language:

Italian

Year page:

1970 in adaptations