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Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a performer in a travelling carnival outside of Rome, purchases the young, poor Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) to be his wife and assistant. Although she shows genuine enthusiasm as an assistant, putting on a fabulous clown act akin to Charlie Chaplin, nobody seems to appreciate her; she quietly endures a life of emotional coldness and cruelty. When she meets 'The Fool', Ilmatto (Richard Basehart), a quicksilver trapeze artist who befriends her and offers her warmth, kindness, and an uplifting vision of the world, Gelsomina convinces herself that she and Zampano are in love. She is plunged into despair, however, after Zampano interferes in a jealous rage, precipitating a tragedy that will haunt him forever. Federico Fellini establishes a style and certain key themes in this film that he repeats as trademarks in subsequent films: the beach as a symbol of purity and release; haunting, soft female singing as a symbol of memory; examinations of Catholics and their religion as a cult behaviour; and, above all, a chaotic, circus-oriented cyclical pattern that guides his films. The Oscar-winning LA STRADA is the perfect place from which to begin an exploration of Fellini's expertly crafted movies.Product Identifiers
ProducerCarlo Ponti
EAN5060034572039
eBay Product ID (ePID)45531417
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleLa Strada
ActorGiulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Anthony Quinn
DirectorFederico Fellini
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
LanguageItalian
FeaturesBlack & White, The Power Of A Smile Documentary\Audio Commentary On Selected Scenes By Christopher Wiegand Author Of The Taschen Book Federico Fellini\Booklet\Art Card, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio1.33
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureItaly
ReviewsThe Guardian - A masterpiece, The Independent - It is a film of great emotional directness, testimony to Fellini's greatness
Movie/TV TitleLa Strada
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono