The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

REVIEW
Set in fascist Italy, De Sica's Oscar-winning Best Foreign Film depicts an aristocratic Jewish family's confrontation with sweeping anti-Semitism. Based on the semiautobiography by Giorgio Bassani, this exquisitely photographed film explores the horrors of pre-war and war-torn Italy, and the complacency taken by the Finzi-Continis family who lock themselves in the comfort of their mansion's garden away from the realities outside their walls. (Italian with English subtitles)