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56 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
"A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew"
1970 1h 35m IT
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94%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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7.2
IMDB
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7.0TMDB Β· 293π
94%Rotten Tomatoesβ
7.2IMDB Β· 7,976
DramaHistory
Synopsis
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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.
βA world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grewβ
Cast
Lino Capolicchio
Giorgio
Dominique Sanda
MicΓ³l
Fabio Testi
Bruno
Romolo Valli
padre di Giorgio
Helmut Berger
Alberto
Camillo Cesarei
padre di MicΓ³l
Inna Alexeievna
nonna di MicΓ³l
Katina Morisani
madre di MicΓ³l
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Writers
- Ugo Pirro, Vittorio Bonicelli
- Languages
- Italian, French, English
- Countries
- Germany, Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Vittorio De Sica, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Manuel De Sica. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Adriana Novelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lino Capolicchio and Dominique Sanda and Fabio Testi carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Vittorio De Sica directs. Ennio Guarnieri behind the camera. Manuel De Sica scores. Adriana Novelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 156 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
- 4Directed by Vittorio De Sica, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Manuel De Sica. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Adriana Novelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Lino Capolicchio and Dominique Sanda and Fabio Testi carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0065777 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ennio Guarnieri
- Original score
- Manuel De Sica
- Editing
- Adriana Novelli
- Production design
- Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni
- Costume design
- Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni
- Makeup / hair
- Giulio Natalucci
- Runtime
- 95 min Β· 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 94% π Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 7.2/10 Β· 7,976 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $596,694
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 3 nominations total
- Golden Bear
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- David di Donatello for Best Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Vittorio De Sica
Production companies
Who made it
- DO
Documento Film
IT
CCC Filmkunst
DE
Key crew
- NovelGiorgio Bassani
- Second Assistant DirectorGiorgio Treves
- Assistant CameraMichele Picciaredda
- ConductorCarlo Savina
- Assistant Costume DesignerAntonio Randaccio
- Production DesignGiancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni
- Assistant EditorCarla Zamponi
- Set DecorationFranco D'Andria
- Assistant CameraGiorgio Urbinelli
- SoundMax Galinsky
- Assistant EditorMarisa Letti
- Makeup ArtistGiulio Natalucci
- Camera OperatorGiancarlo Ferrando
- AccountantClaudio Saraceni
- SoundMassimo Loffredi
- HairstylistAnna Cristofani
- Unit ManagerEnzo Nigro
- Costume DesignGiancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni
- Production ManagerRomano Dandi
- Script SupervisorFranca Invernizzi
- First Assistant DirectorLuisa Alessandri
- Sound MixerFranco Bassi
- ProducerArtur Brauner
- Executive ProducerFausto Saraceni
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- tennis
- fascism
- world war ii
- deportation
- jew persecution
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1971-12-16R
Also known as
International titles
- The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisGB
- El jardΓn de los Finzi ContinisES
- O Jardim Onde VivemosPT
- Il giardino dei Finzi ContiniIT
- νμΉ μ½ν°λμ μ μKR
- Den fΓΆrbjudna trΓ€dgΓ₯rdenSE
