Italy,
1954, 108 min
Directed by:
Federico FelliniComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, Gustavo Giorgi, Yami Kamadeva, Anna Primula, Nazzareno Zamperla (more)Plots(1)
Regarded by some as Federico Fellini's finest work and the winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, La Strada is a masterpiece of 20th Century filmmaking. 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 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. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1957 - Federico Fellini (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1957 - Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1956 - Best Film
- 1956 - Giulietta Masina (Best Foreign Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1956 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 1954 - Federico Fellini (Silver Lion - Award for Best Director)
- 1954 - Federico Fellini (Golden Lion for Best Film)