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La strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman ( Giulietta Masina ) bought from her mother by Zampanò ( Anthony Quinn ), a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road.
The Road: Directed by Federico Fellini. With Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani. A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
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- Drama
- Federico Fellini
- 1956-07-16
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
La strada is a poetic and moving film about a traveling strongman and his loyal companion, played by Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina, who won the first Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film. The Criterion Collection offers a 4K restoration, commentary, documentary, and more special features.
- Gelsomina Di Constanzo
La Strada is also the film that first brought international acclaim to Fellini. An inverted "Beauty and the Beast" tale, La Strada is a bridge between Fellini's earlier neo-realist films and his later autobiographical and expressionistic ones. The film tells the story of Zampano, a brutal carnival strongman who buys Gelsomina, a simple peasant ...
- Federico Fellini
- Giulietta Masina
Sep 17, 2023 · Directed by Federico Fellini. Starring Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina and Richard Basehart.Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3Lq7AScBlu-ray (Criterion) https...
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Ebert praises Fellini's "La Strada" as a fable with many of his obsessive visual trademarks, such as the circus, the seashore, and the figure suspended between earth and sky. He analyzes the characters of Zampano, Gelsomina, and the Fool, and their tragic love and fate.
