Synopsis: Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampano, a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampano encounters an old rival in highwire artistry, The Fool, his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With La Strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1956.

Director: Federico Fellini

Cast: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Livia Venturini

Theatrical Release Date: 6 September 1954

Language: Italian

Subtitles: English

Run Time: 108 minutes (2 discs)

Special Features:

• New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
• Video introduction by Martin Scorsese
• Audio commentary by Peter Bondanella, author of The Cinema of Federico Fellini
• Federico Fellini's Autobiography, a 2000 documentary originally broadcast on Italian television
• Optional English-dubbed soundtrack featuring the voices of Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart
• New essay by film scholar Peter Matthews
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

Distributor: The Criterion Collection (Spine #219)

See also:

Orchestral Music

Opera, Theater, Ballet

Discography

Filmography

Sheet Music