La Strada
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"La Strada" is a 1954 film directed by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini that tells the story of a young woman's difficult life traveling with a circus strongman. The film is considered a masterpiece of world cinema and helped establish Fellini as one of the most important directors of the 20th century.
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7.9When 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.
Released: 1954-09-23115 minDir: Federico FelliniDrama
Cast
- Giulietta Masina as Gelsomina
- Anthony Quinn as Zampanò
- Richard Basehart as Il 'Matto'
- Aldo Silvani as Il Signor Giraffa
- Marcella Rovere as La Vedova
- Livia Venturini as La Suorina
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La Strada (English: "The Road") is a 1954 Italian road tragedy film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), a simple-minded young woman bought from her mother by Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road.
Fellini described La Strada as "a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever". As a result, the film demanded more time and effort than any of his other works, before or later. The development process was long and tortuous; there were problems during production, including insecure financial backing, problematic casting, and numerous delays. Finally, just before the production completed shooting, Fellini suffered a nervous breakdown that required medical treatment so that he could complete principal photography. Initial critical reaction was harsh, and the film's screening at the Venice Film Festival was the occasion of a bitter controversy that escalated into a public brawl between Fellini's supporters and detractors.