The garden of the Finzi-Continis [Giardino dei Finzi-Contini

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Title:

The garden of the Finzi-Continis [Giardino dei Finzi-Contini

Author:

Pirro, Ugo.

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

[Burbank, CA] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2001]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

SONY Pictures classics

SONY Pictures classics.

Summary:

This drama is set in Italy in 1938, when Mussolini's anti-Semetic edicts began to isolate the Jews from their communities. Among them were the Finzi-Continis, an aristocratic Jewish family forced for the first time to acknowledge the world beyond its fenced garden.

General Note:

Widescreen version.

Based on the novel of the same title by Giorgio Bassani.

Originally released as motion picture in 1970.

Widescreen, digitally mastered, CX noise reduction, Dolby surround.

For specific features see interactive menu.

Language:

Italian

Reading Level:

Rated R.

Subject Term:

Jews -- Italy -- Drama.