Rent La Strada (1954)
3.9 of 5 from 175 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
Sold by her impoverished mother to Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a brutish fairground wrestler, waif-like Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) lives a life of drudgery as his assistant. After taking to the road with a travelling circus, a budding relationship with II Matto/The Fool (Richard Basehart), a gentle-natured, tightrope walking clown, offers a potential refuge from her master's clutches. Trapped by her own servile nature, Gelsomina waivers, and Zampano's volcanic temper erupts with tragic consequences. Characteristically mingling elements of biography with metaphor and symbolism, 'La Strada' also combines an easygoing charm with a far harder edged realism in the form of domestic violence and decaying, desolate towns. Masina - Fellini's wife - is astonishing in the central role and what with the evocative Nino Rota score and Otello Martelli's ravishing photography, it's little wonder that 'La Strada' was the winner of the first official Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. - Actors:
- Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, Pietro Ceccarelli, Giovanna Galli, Gustavo Giorgi, Yami Kamadeva, Mario Passante, Anna Primula, Goffredo Unger, Nazzareno Zamperla
- Directors:
- Federico Fellini
- Producers:
- Dino de Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti
- Writers:
- Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano
- Aka:
- La strada
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Amarcord, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman, A Brief History of Films About Nuns, Lions on the Lido, Oscars: Winners & Losers, The Instant Expert's Guide to Federico Fellini, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Mel Brooks, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema
- Countries:
- Italy
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/06/2017
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Interview with Director Julian Jarrold
- New Interview with Peter Matthews, Senior Lecturer, Film and Television, London College of Communication
- The Guardian Interview: Anthony Quinn (recorded at the BFI in 1995)
- Giulietta Masina 1955 Cannes Interview
- Audio Commentary by Chris Weigand on Selected Scenes
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