The Garden of the Finizi-Continis

The Garden of the Finizi-Continis directed by De Sica, is perhaps my favorite movie that we have seen so far in this class. But in all honesty, I could not tell you what it was about the movie that I enjoyed so much. I thought that the acting was weak along with the character development. I know that in neorealism films it is common to use unprofessional actors, but I feel as if sometimes the unprofessional actors take away from the movie. Those actors always seem to have the same expression on their faces throughout the movie, like Micol. I also hated the ending of the movie. Not only was it sad, but it just kinda ended. Without much closure; I personally enjoy closure at the end of the movie.
But besides all of that, I really enjoyed the movie. I thought that the story was interesting, if not a bit confusing. And for the first time I really appreciated the cinematography of the movie. One of my favorite scenes was the first one, when everyone was riding their bikes to go and play tennis. I loved how that scene was shot. My other favorite scene was during Passover when the Finizi-Continis were trying to predict the future with the cup that Micol brought from Venice. The last shot in that scene were you see the glass and the persons face in the reflection of the table was amazing. It was eerie and almost sent chills up my spine. I only wish that I knew what happened after the movie was over.