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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis   1971         R, 95 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Vittorio De Sica   Cast: Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli, Raffaele Curi, Camillo Cesarei, Inna Alexeievna, Katina Morisani, Cinzia Bruno, Barbara Pilaven   Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this is the story of the wealthy Jewish family, Finzi-Continis, who ignored the dangers of fascism in the late 1930s that overtook Italy—until it was too late. While many Jewish families left Italy, the Finzi-Continis family remained believing that their sprawling estate would protect them from fascism. Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio) is invited to their home to do research for his school studies and falls in love with Micol Finzi-Contini (Dominique Sanda). Giorgio tries to draw Micol away from Italy, but she refuses, and now the politics of war close in on them. Cast Dominique Sanda Micol Finzi-Contini Lino Capolicchio Giorgio Helmut Berger Alberto Fabio Testi Bruno Malnate Romolo Valli Giorgio`s Father Raffaele Curi Ernesto Camillo Cesarei Micol`s Father Inna Alexeievna Micol`s Grandmother Katina Morisani Micol`s Mother Cinzia Bruno Young Micol Barbara Pilaven Giorgio`s Mother