directed by: Vittorio De Sica, year: 1970
actors: Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is a poignant drama set in Italy during the rise of fascism and World War II. It follows the lives of the Finzi-Contini family, a wealthy Jewish family, who retreat to their lavish estate to escape the growing anti-Semitic sentiment and political turmoil. The film explores themes of love, loss, and the fragility of social status, as the family faces the harsh realities of the world outside their garden, ultimately leading to their tragic downfall.

Isolation, Antisemitism, Nostalgia, Tragedy, Society