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La strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman (Giulietta Masina) bought from her mother by Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road.
Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in La Strada (1954) and Cabiria in Nights of Cabiria (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
Mar 20, 2020 · Such is the case for Giulietta Masina as the character of Gelsomina in Federico Fellini 1954 film La Strada. We came very close to not having Masina star in the picture, and looking back at the film it’s hard to picture anyone else in the role.
- Bianca Garner
May 31, 2012 · Masina played Gelsomina, a young girl sold to a circus strongman by her mother. She begins her new life on the road – ‘la strada’ – as a servant to Zampano, the strong man. He is a brutal figure, who mistreats Gelsomina, even though she adores him.
Jun 9, 2017 · The unconventional love story between the brutal, emotionally illiterate strongman, Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) and simple, loving Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) explores masculine and feminine...
- Danielle Hipkins
La Strada: Directed by Federico Fellini. With Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani. A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
His fourth feature, La strada, tells of a young innocent, Gelsomina, sold as a performing assistant to an itinerant circus strongman. Eagerly learning the ropes, Gelsomina is repeatedly beaten down by her thuggish master as they tour the towns of central Italy.
