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Items In Movies You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of La Strada : Essential Art House EditionDescription Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a performer in a traveling 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 behavior; 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.Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 1956 Quick Glance Media Format: DVD Genre: Foreign Summary Product Title: La Strada : Essential Art House Edition Lowest Price: $16.84 Power Score: 4.8 | 4 Reviews General Media Format: DVD Genre: Foreign Reviews on La Strada : Essential Art House Edition
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fitman
- Dec 9, 2007
La Strada : Essential Art House EditionGuiletta Masina is a goddess.
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Florencenightingale
- Nov 23, 2004
La Strada : Essential Art House EditionGreat tragi-comedy romance. Guiletta Masina is one of the most expressive actresses ever. The ending almost made me cry.
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mrmme
- Oct 11, 2003
La Strada : Essential Art House EditionFellini at his poetic best! The movie that launched his and his wife's careers into stardom. And it was the first movie to win best foreign language film at the Oscars. Advertisement  
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La Strada : Essential Art House Edition
Probably the most accessible Fellini film. A classic for sure. Anthony Quinn gave one of his performances as a thoroughly unlikable brute. The woman he uses and abuses is played by Guiletta Masina and is great as a waif-like totally vulnerable woman. Well recommended. Richard Basehart does a fine job as a crazy clown who tries to help the woman. Great film.