La Strada
Filmed in Italy - where it happened!
Directed by Federico Fellini
Produced by Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
A bleak, intimate portrait of a woman trapped in an abusive marriage, traveling through the Italian countryside with a brutal strongman, finding fleeting hope in an unexpected connection before tragedy closes in.
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
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