Sad story of a waif, Gelsomina, who is sold by her mother to Zampano for 10,000 lire and a few kilos of food. Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of strength by breaking a chain wrapped around his chest. He performs in village squares and then passes the hat for whatever the normally small crowd is prepared to give. He teaches Gelsomina a drum roll as part of his introduction. He doesn't treat her well and when she tries to run away, he beats her. They eventuall... (Full plot summary below)
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Sad story of a waif, Gelsomina, who is sold by her mother to Zampano for 10,000 lire and a few kilos of food. Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of strength by breaking a chain wrapped around his chest. He performs in village squares and then passes the hat for whatever the normally small crowd is prepared to give. He teaches Gelsomina a drum roll as part of his introduction. He doesn't treat her well and when she tries to run away, he beats her. They eventually join a small traveling circus where they meet a tight-rope walker who convinces Gelsomina to question her choices.
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| Total FilmPhilip KempThe triangle plays out in Fellini's favourite key of bittersweet sentimentality, life as a tragicomic circus. |
| Apollo GuideDan JardineHas an unmistakable other-ness to it, as it is an early precursor to the sort of magical realism that would take hold in Fellini's late-career efforts. |
| eFilmCritic.comGreg MuskewitzOne of Fellini's weakest films, but no less with all his basic assurances of competency. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAn overwhelming humanism underscores the whole film and leaves its ultimate meaning up to interpretation. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyAs French critic Andre Bazin pointed out, 'The Fellini character does not evolve; he ripens.' And so do his movies. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealThe searing, tearful tell that won Fellini his best Oscar for best foreign film and may be his finest masterpiece. |
| The SpectatorVirginia GrahamLa Strada, Federico Fellini's fine, heartbreaking film, returns to the harsh realism of Italy's first post-war achievements. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewSymbols, metaphors, and larger-than-life performances hold sway, and moments of bizarre if inconsequential charm abound. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLa Strada is the first film that can be called entirely 'Felliniesque.' |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceMemories of Griffith, Vigo and Harry Langdon abound in Fellini's famed tragicommedia |
