La Strada
Fellini has used his small cast, and, equally important, his camera, with the unmistakable touch of an artist.
La Strada
When Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) 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 (Richard Basehart), the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
Genre
Drama,
Greg's List,
Repertory
Web Site
Runtime
108
Language
Italian
Director
Federico Fellini
Cast
Giulietta Masina,
Anthony Quinn,
Richard Basehart
FEATURED REVIEW
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
ALTHOUGH Federico Fellini's talents as a director have not been displayed to advantage heretofore in these parts, his "La Strada" ("The Road"), which arrived at the Fifty-second Street Trans-Lux yesterday, is a tribute both to him and the Italian neo-realistic school of film-making.His story of an ...
Played at
Royal 12.13.08 - 12.13.08
Playhouse 7 7.25.09 - 7.26.09
Town Center 5 7.25.09 - 7.26.09
Lumiere Music Hall 7.25.09 - 7.26.09
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 10.30.20 - 11.19.20
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