How did Strada end?

But Zampano’s jealousy and rage return; he kills the Fool; Gelsomina goes mad, and all is in place for one of Fellini’s favorite endings, in which a defeated man turns to the sea, which has no answers.

Did Anthony Quinn speak Italian in La Strada?

He does part of the acting for the actors.” Since Quinn and Basehart did not speak Italian, both were dubbed in the original release.

What language is La Strada in?

Italian
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Who played Gelsomina in La Strada?

Giulietta Masina
The film’s honesty owes a lot, perhaps everything, to the fact that Gelsomina was played by Fellini’s wife. This was not uncontroversial. At 33, Giulietta Masina was felt to be too old for the role and, by Italian standards of the time, not attractive enough.

Who is the director of the movie La Strada?

La strada (lit. ‘”The Road”‘) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano.

When did Fellini make the movie La Strada?

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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present La Strada, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1956.

Who is the Fool in La Strada movie?

Zampano signs up with an itinerant circus, where the Fool ( Richard Basehart) is employed. He mocks Zampano, who attacks him in a rage, and is jailed. The Fool is attracted to Gelsomina, but sees that she has formed a strong bond with the strongman, and leaves so they can be together.

What happens at the end of La Strada?

The Fool is attracted to Gelsomina, but sees that she has formed a strong bond with the strongman, and leaves so they can be together. But Zampano’s jealousy and rage return; he kills the Fool; Gelsomina goes mad, and all is in place for one of Fellini’s favorite endings, in which a defeated man turns to the sea, which has no answers.