Il Matto---La Strada (1954)

La Strada" established Federico Fellini as one of the best Italian directors of his generation. Working with his usual collaborator, Tulio Pinelli, the master created a human story that is still, as fresh today, as when it opened. The fantastic musical score by Nino Rota gives the film an elegance that transcend the poor background of the people one sees in the movie. Anthony Quinn was perfect for the role of Zampano, the grubby strongman performer touring the villages & countryside of post-WW2 Italy. Richard Basehart plays the Fool, foil to Quinn's brute. Whereas Quinn's act subsists on feats of strength, Basehart's character is all about finesse: juggling, acrobatics & tightrope-walking. Zampano is awkward on those occasions that he attempts real affection toward Gelsomina. The Fool is light strokes of joviality; joking & flirting is his natural mode. Zampano's voice is gruff and in the baritone range; Basehart's lines are delivered high-pitched, with a lilting modulation. However, just as Zampano has an almost hidden vein of sensitivity, Basehart imbues his lighthearted portrayal with a close to imperceptible strand of hardness.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Gelsomina
• La Strada
• Federico Fellini
• Giulietta Masina
• Anthony Quinn
• Il Matto
• The Fool
• La Strada Soundtrack
• Richard Basehart
• Gelsomina E Il Matto
• Addio Del Matto

[gautamamitoj]

@GetThePun La Strada is something that you can never forget..It keeps on coming on to you nights and days once you have watched it. Watch Nights of Cabiria, too..Another masterpiece from Fellini and Masina..

[GetThePun]

what a fucking amazing film... first time i've ever felt anything like it