La Strada
Summary:
Acclaimed Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini drew on his own circus background for the 1954 classic La Strada. Set in a seedy travelling carnival, this symbolism-laden drama revolves around brutish strongman Zampano (Anthony Quinn), his simple and servile girlfriend Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina, Fellini's wife), and clown/aerialist Matto (Richard Basehart). Appalled at Z... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Giulietta Masina - (Gelsomina)
Anthony Quinn - (Zampano)
Richard Basehart - (Matto "The Fool")
Al Silvani - (Mr. Giraffa)
Marcella Rovena
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Review:
La Strada is often considered one of the masterpieces of 20th century filmmaking, a sad and poignant remembrance of innocence lost and of the roads that each of us must choose. As with much of the work of director Federico Fellini, man is viewed as suspended between the heavens and the earth, adroitly symbolized here by Il Matto/The Fool (R... Continue >>
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