The Garden That Doesn't Exist (2022)

Once upon a time there was a garden, a refuge, a safe haven - 'The Garden of the Finzi Continis'. It came to life in Giorgio Bassani's 1962 semi-autobiographical novel recounting an unfulfilled love story between two young Jews in Ferrara, while fascism was raging in Italy in the late 1930's. In 1972, Vittorio De Sica's film adaptation of the book won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Since then, the fictional space of the garden became so tangible that people from all over the world come to Ferrara to look for it. Fifty years after winning the Oscar, reality and fiction come together once more, as we walk through an imaginary garden and bring to life the book, its author, its main protagonists, history, love, friendships and betrayals.

Directing:
  • Rä di Martino

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Release Date: 2022-07-04
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  • Country: FR, IT
  • Language: English | Français | Italiano
  • Runtime: 52
Alessandro D'Alatri
Alessandro D'...
Self
Giorgio Bassani
Giorgio Bassa...
Self (archive footage)
Dominique Sanda
Dominique San...
Self
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De S...
Self (archive footage)
Lino Capolicchio
Lino Capolicc...
Self
Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger
Self (archive footage)
Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi
Self (archive footage)
Manuel De Sica
Manuel De Sic...
Self (archive footage)
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