The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

About The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

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.

Vittorio De Sica's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is a 1970 history film. It runs 95 minutes and was released in December 1970.

Its themes are fascism, tennis, jew persecution, and deportation. The film began as a novel.

Lino Capolicchio appears as Giorgio, Dominique Sanda as Micól, Fabio Testi as Bruno, and Romolo Valli as padre di Giorgio. The screenplay is by Ugo Pirro and Vittorio Bonicelli. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Life Is Beautiful, Jojo Rabbit, and The Pianist make useful companions to The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 294 votes and it carries a R rating.