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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.

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Dominique SandaDominique SandaSelf
  • Photo of Giorgio BassaniGiorgio BassaniSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Vittorio De SicaVittorio De SicaSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Alessandro D'AlatriAlessandro D'AlatriSelf
  • Photo of Lino CapolicchioLino CapolicchioSelf
  • Photo of Helmut BergerHelmut BergerSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Fabio TestiFabio TestiSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Manuel De SicaManuel De SicaSelf (archive footage)

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