A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring. Starring giulietta masina, anthony quinn, and richard basehart. 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. It is worth finding a good copy with correct subtitles for the full effect. The criterion collection has done a typically remarkable job in bringing federico fellinis masterful blend of neorealism and magic realism to dvd. A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently. Street performer zampan anthony quinn makes his living by. Special edition 1954 starring anthony quinn and giulietta masina on dvd and bluray. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his.
Anthony quinn, mexican by birth and already a famous star came over an did the movie for almost nothing. 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. And precisely thats the reason i have chosen it to begin of my eulogy on fellinis lifelong masterful works. Too bad because the first version i saw is one of the finest movies ever. A national catholic register videodvd picks film sdg. Giulietta masina and anthony quinns pitiable pair of outsiders provide a poignant contrast between gentleness and might in. This could be considered fellinis first masterpiece.
Gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to zampano, an itinerant strongman. Seldom have i watched so revered a film by so important a. 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. It is almost as though, he had known these people all his life and just decided to incorporate them in a movie. 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. English subs gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to zampano an itinerant strongman portrayed brilliantly by quinn. I find watching the version with other voices dubbed for them to be extremely distracting and along with subtitles it loses my interest. 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. Jul 20, 20 a lot of european films were showing up is socalled art cinemas. The black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis, janet leigh. 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. 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.
Giulietta masina and anthony quinns pitiable pair of outsiders provide a poignant contrast between gentleness and might in federico fellinis unforgettable. Filmed in italy in 1954, black and white, borrowed cameras and dubbed sound. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. 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. A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical.
It is so badly edited with those scenes with zampanos performance being way too prolonged. Soon zampano must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in il matto richard. Already, word has come from the worlds film centers a great picture is coming. In 1956, the film won the academy award for best film in a foreign language. The road, fellini returned to the world of showmen. Directly download the srt or subtitles file from the below links. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his own screenplay cowritten with tullio pinelli and ennio flaiano.
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