The road is a 1954 italian neorealist drama directed by federico fellini in which a naive young woman giulietta masina is sold to a brutish man anthony quinn and goes on the road as a part of his itinerant show. This price includes all shipping and handling for u. I find watching the version with other voices dubbed for them to be extremely distracting and along with subtitles it loses my interest. This movie would have benefited from a much shorter running time and an emphasis on more dialogue and characterdriven storyline instead of just relying on the visuals which are great, but not enough. Martin scorsese on the 5 movies that he learned a great deal from. 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 his wife and partner, she loyally. A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently. Anthony quinn, giulietta masina, richard basehart, aldo silvani. Too bad because the first version i saw is one of the finest movies ever. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. 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. Giulietta masina and anthony quinns pitiable pair of outsiders provide a poignant contrast between gentleness and might in federico fellinis unforgettable.
And precisely thats the reason i have chosen it to begin of my eulogy on fellinis lifelong masterful works. Purchase 3 titles at one time and choose a 4th one free. This could be considered fellinis first masterpiece. The criterion collection has done a typically remarkable job in bringing federico fellinis masterful blend of neorealism and magic realism to dvd.
The viewer is overflowed with emotion because the film itself focuses on human emotion, and is a pure amusement to watch because of the many symbols. A lot of european films were showing up is socalled art cinemas. Gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to zampano, an itinerant strongman. A national catholic register videodvd picks film sdg. The black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis, janet leigh. It is almost as though, he had known these people all his life and just decided to incorporate them in a movie.
Zampanos contrition might satisfy the pope, but the true extent of his guilt extends beyond his blunder with the fool into the enigma of rosa. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his own screenplay cowritten with tullio pinelli and ennio flaiano. Filmed in italy in 1954, black and white, borrowed cameras and dubbed sound. The road, fellini returned to the world of showmen. Special edition 1954 starring anthony quinn and giulietta masina on dvd and bluray. It is worth finding a good copy with correct subtitles for the full effect. Directly download the srt or subtitles file from the below links. Jul 20, 20 a lot of european films were showing up is socalled art cinemas.
She feels like going with him, but he puts confusion in her mind by pointing out that perhaps zampano is in fact in love with her. It is so badly edited with those scenes with zampanos performance being way too prolonged. Seldom have i watched so revered a film by so important a. A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical. Soon zampano must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in il matto richard. In 1956, the film won the academy award for best film in a foreign language. English subs gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to zampano an itinerant strongman portrayed brilliantly by quinn. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his. It starred anthony rudolph oaxaca quinn as zampano, a brutish but phoney itinerant strong man, and masina as the waif who loves him. Already, word has come from the worlds film centers a great picture is coming. A lowkey mood study about a brokendown carnival strongman and his halfwit assistant traveling through the bleak backwaters of postwar italy wouldnt, at first glance, appear to have much going for it in the way of international critical and commercial appeal. Anthony quinn, mexican by birth and already a famous star came over an did the movie for almost nothing. There has never been a face quite like that of giulietta masina.
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