La Strada
Filmed in Italy - where it happened!
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.
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
13 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How La Strada actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
La Strada appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #20
Placed at #20 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
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Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Sep 23, 1954
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
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