The Garden That Doesn't Exist (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, The Garden That Doesn't Exist is a tv movie and documentary film directed by Rä di Martino, running about 52 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. The Garden That Doesn't Exist stars Dominique Sanda as Self, Giorgio Bassani as Self (archive footage), Vittorio De Sica as Self (archive footage) and Alessandro D'Alatri as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, The Garden That Doesn't Exist sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Garden That Doesn't Exist page.

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