The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (film)

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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Directed by Vittorio de Sica
Produced by Arthur Cohn
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Artur Brauner
Written by Vittorio Bonicelli
Starring Lino Capolicchio
Dominique Sanda
Fabio Testi
Romolo Valli
Release date(s) December 4, 1970
Running time 94 min
Language Italian
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian: Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini) is a film adaptation of Giorgio Bassani's novel of the same name. It was directed by Vittorio de Sica in 1971. It stars Lino Capolicchio as Giorgio (the narrator).

It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

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Preceded by
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1971
Succeeded by
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Preceded by
Rani Radovi
Golden Bear winner
1971
Succeeded by
The Canterbury Tales
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