Garden Of The Finzi Continis

Vittori desica s garden of the finzi continis is a moving film about an aristocratic jewish family living in italy during world war ii who don t comprehend the threat of the nazis until its too late.

Garden of the finzi continis. Il giardino dei finzi contini is a 1970 italian film directed by vittorio de sica it stars lino capolicchio dominique sanda and helmut berger the film is based upon giorgio bassani s 1962 novel of the same name. With dominique sanda lino capolicchio helmut berger fabio testi. It won the golden bear at the 21st berlin international film festival and the academy award for best foreign language film in 1972.

The story of the finzi continis a noble family of ferrara during the jewish persecution in italy s 1930s. The garden of the finzi continis italian. Giorgio bassani s autobiographical novel the garden of the finzi continis is a remarkable novel for its insight into the lives of an italian jewish family and their friends in ferrara a city in north italy and the tragedy that befalls the family during ww ii.