In a story of true outsiders, masina plays gelsomina, a naive young woman sold by her desperate mother to boorish strongman zampano an immensely charismatic anthony quinn to be both his wife and performance assistant as he tours central italy. The title of fellinis film, the road, connotes some kind of journey, and this can be seen as the journey of life. She was like an annoying charlie chaplin, i understand fellini wanted a naive character but why annoying. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Academy award for best foreign language film new york film critics circle awards won. The film tells the story of gelsomina, a simpleminded young woman giulietta masina bought from her mother by zampano anthony quinn, a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road. Download a list of 30 titles created 9 months ago filmes italianos a list of 42 titles. Seldom have i watched so revered a film by so important a director and felt so little in response.
Street performer zampan anthony quinn makes his living by. With anthony quinn, giulietta masina, richard basehart, aldo silvani. A traveling strongman, zampano, repays the death of rosa, his assistant, by offering the same job to little sister gelsomina, whose mother receives compensation in return. It made both him and its female lead, his wife giulieta masina, stars, won the 1954 venice film festivals top award and the 1956. The heartbreaking story concerns circus strongman zampano, who buys a simple young. It is also an important transitional work in italian cinema because its poetic and lyrical qualities set it apart from the literalness of the neorealism school which had dominated postworld war ii italy. A national catholic register videodvd picks film sdg. When gelsomina giulietta masina, a naive young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman zampano anthony quinn to be h. Fellini received an honorary oscar at the 1993 academy awards, with his wife giulietta masina applauding tearfully. In 1956, the film won the academy award for best film in a foreign language. New york film critics circle awards 1956 winner nyfcc award.
Winner of the first ever academy award for best foreign language film in 1957, federico fellinis tragic tale of a young woman sold to a brutish circus performer arrives on bluray with a stunning new restoration, ready for fresh reappraisal. Strada films documentary film project, totonel working title, directed by alexander nanau, currently in production, was selected to participate to the idfa forum 2123 november. This is a masterpiece of italian cinema from legendary director federico fellini. Giulietta masina gelsomina, anthony quinn zampano, richard baseheart the fool, aldo silvani, marcello revere, liva venturini. The road is a 1954 italian neorealist drama directed by federico fellini in which a naive young woman giulietta masina is sold to a br. Directed by federico fellini, the film features a cast that includes anthony. Sep 09, 2011 this video contains content from beta film gmbh, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. It tells us that it is commendable to imagine, for it is the world that is cruel. Winner of the firstever academy award for best foreign language film, featuring fellinis wife and lifelong muse giulietta masina as a young innocent sold to a circus brute anthony quinn. It is being rereleased, in a restored print presented by martin scorsese, at a poignant moment. Moglie e buoi 1956 full movie download full hd youtube. This video contains content from beta film gmbh, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his own screenplay cowritten with tullio pinelli and ennio flaiano.
This cd combines both soundtracks onto one disc, providing a major service to film scholars and soundtrack. Already, word has come from the worlds film centers a great picture is coming. A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. The movie has a fairly standard story arc with a beginning middle end, but this is no ordinary movie. Fellini received an honorary oscar at the 1993 academy awards, with his wife giulietta masina applauding tearfully in the front row. Zumpano makes a living performing in small countryside towns, and. Sep 10, 2016 when gelsomina giulietta masina, a naive young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman zampano anthony quinn to be h. This also reminds me of the saying that all roads lead to rome especially since its an italian film. Italianenglish online dictionary dizionario ingleseitaliano developed to help you share your knowledge with others. Alan furlan, massimo girotti, lea padovani, patricia neal.
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