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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
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
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.
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.
Watch Federico Fellini's 1954 masterpiece about a traveling strongman and his companion, starring his wife Giulietta Masina. La strada is a poetic and moving vision of life as a bittersweet carnival.