Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart
A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Stats: 881 reviews
I'm sure I'll incur the wrath of hard-core Fellini fans for saying this but, here goes, La Strada is my all-time favorite Federico Fellini film. (Yes, it's true - I like it even more than I like 8 1/2).
Even though Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart are fantastic ...( read more)
No question, this is my favorite Fellini. Masina is always good, but she truly shines in this one. I've seen terms as unkind as "retarded" and as kind -- if you can call it kind -- as "simple" used to describe her character here. Flixsters, I'm here to argue that her character...( read more)
The performances are wonderful from the three main characters, so the humor and tragedy is believable. Fellini is beginning to move away from his early influence by the Italian neo-realism movement. Parts still owe something to neo-realism, but other parts are a bit more fantas...( read more)
Giulietta Masina is wonderful. She is unique, and brimming with an overt positive attitude that charms through warmth; and La Strada is the perfect tool to showcase her original talents. Fellini's road bound journey is filmmaking of a straight structure with simple people, but in...( read more)
My heart sank at the end. A beautiful and simple story with so many wonderful scenes, most favourites are with Basehart.
Though Federico Fellini was well-known for his use of circus-like, surrealistic imagery, "La Strada" is the antithesis of it. It was told with simplicity, yet this simplicity paved way for its awesome emotional power. Anthony Quinn gave a great performance as Zampano, a strongma...( read more)
Another of my favorite Fellini films. Definitely one of his most offbeat.
Sometimes surreal, sometimes charming, sometimes cute, sometimes cruel, but always a unique and memorable neorealist gem.
96/100
El pequeño relato de Gelsomina, un ser humano que podía diertir a los demás pero que su mundo interior era demaiado solitario. En contraste, un hombre fornido y dedicado al circo por supervivencia, quién usaba a la pobre chica como ayudante, esposa y repertorio.
Un relato estreme...( read more)
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