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| La strada | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Federico Fellini |
| Screenplay by | Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli Ennio Flaiano |
| Story by | Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Giulietta Masina Anthony Quinn Richard Basehart |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli Carlo Carlini |
| Edited by | Leo Catozzo |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production company | Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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.
Fellini described La Strada as "a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever".[1] As a result, the film demanded more time and effort than any of his other works, before or later.[2] The development process was long and tortuous; there were problems during production, including insecure financial backing, problematic casting, and numerous delays. Finally, just before the production completed shooting, Fellini suffered a nervous breakdown that required medical treatment so that he could complete principal photography. Initial critical reaction was harsh, and the film's screening at the Venice Film Festival was the occasion of a bitter controversy that escalated into a public brawl between Fellini's supporters and detractors.
Subsequently, however, La Strada has become "one of the most influential films ever made", according to the American Film Institute.[3] It won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1957.[4][5] It was placed fourth in the 1992 British Film Institute directors' list of cinema's top 10 films.[6]
In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[7]
- ^ Kezich (2009), 56.
- ^ Baxter, 105.
- ^ "AFIPreview21.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Kezich (2006), 406.
- ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ The Sight & Sound Top Ten Poll: 1992 Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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