The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970)

In late 1930s Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Continis are a leading family: wealthy, aristocratic, and urbane; they are also Jewish. Their adult children, Micol and Alberto, gather a diverse circle of friends for tennis and parties at their villa with its lovely grounds, and try to keep the rest of the world at bay. But tensions between them all grow as anti-Semitism rises in Fascist Italy, and even the Finzi-Continis will have to confront the Holocaust.

4 Kinolab Clips

Opening Sequence

A group of young adults in Ferrara come together to play tennis in the walled garden of the wealthy Finzi-Contini family, leading Micòl Finzi-Contini (Dominique Sanda) to reconnect with her childhood friend Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio)

Duration: 00:08:39
Timestamp: 00:02:55
Contributor: Allison Cooper

Racial Laws

Giorgio's family learns of the promulgation of racial laws in Italy legalizing discrimination against Jews.

Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 00:14:56
Contributor: Allison Cooper

We All Kept Quiet

As Giorgio's father (Romolo Valli) seeks to reassure Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio) that Italian Jews were still citizens notwithstanding discriminatory laws against them, Giorgio reminds him of the importance of recognizing the seriousness of their situation.

Duration: 00:02:49
Timestamp: 00:18:36
Contributor: Allison Cooper

Safety and Danger

Micòl (Dominique Sanda) and Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio) share an intimate moment in the carriage house at the Finzi-Contini villa.