Marcello mastroianni plays guido anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. Already, word has come from the worlds film centers a great picture is coming. It starred anthony rudolph oaxaca quinn as zampano, a brutish but phoney itinerant strong man, and masina as the waif who loves him. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his own screenplay cowritten with tullio pinelli and ennio flaiano.
Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of. Federico fellinis oscarwinning masterpiece heads back to theaters watch the first movie in history to win the oscar for best foreign language film. Sad story of a waif, gelsomina, who is sold by her mother to zampano for 10,000 lire and a few kilos of food. Una pelicula dirigida por federico fellini con anthony quinn, giulietta masina, richard basehart, aldo silvani.
Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of strength by breaking a chain wrapped around his chest. Basehart proved he was an extraordinary actor and it shows in this film. Fellini received an honorary oscar at the 1993 academy awards, with his wife giulietta masina applauding tearfully in the front row. This also reminds me of the saying that all roads lead to rome especially since its an italian film. 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. Le insegna qualche rudimento del mestiere, ed iniziano a girovagare. The film tells the story of gelsomina, a simpleminded young woman giulietta masina bought from her mother by zampano anthony quinn, a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road. Pdf female liberation and autonomy in the films of federico fellini. Directed by federico fellini 1954 italy there has never been a face quite like that of giulietta masina. Fellini received an honorary oscar at the 1993 academy awards, with his wife giulietta masina applauding tearfully. Zampanos hyped strength leads to his downfall, and a murder that seemed inevitable remains still shocking as it occurs quite accidentally, in broad daylight, and not in particularly nasty fashion. Federico fellini, cavaliere di gran croce omri italian.
The movie has a fairly standard story arc with a beginning middle end, but this is no ordinary movie. Stardust memories is seen as allens own version of fellinis 8. The title of fellini s film, the road, connotes some kind of journey, and this can be seen as the journey of life. His prodigious body of work evokes pirandello, existentialism, the silence of god, as well as show business. The heartwrenching story of a young woman sold by her mother to a strolling player is infused with. The film was shot on desolate locations between viterbo and. As with much of the work of director federico fellini, man is viewed as suspended between the heavens and the earth, adroitly symbolized here by il mattothe fool. Nobody everywhere networking neighborhoods on fellini. He asked for the projection to be interrupted in more than one occasion. A remarkable artistic achievement, this is not a typical art film, it has fellini s trademark jovial humor, and no matter how dark, emerges as a truly entertaining work. 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 h.
May 29, 2015 woody allens love of all things fellini is wellestablished. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. But when their personalities are mixed together, it only brings pain and suffering to gelsomina, who learns that working with zampano will bring her emotional and psychical abuse. In fact, fellini elicited a great performance from this actor, who took a big gamble accepting the challenge that his character demanded from him. Giulietta masina and anthony quinns pitiable pair of outsiders provide a poignant contrast between gentleness and might in federico fellini s unforgettable. The road, fellini returned to the world of showmen. Then he joins his crew and travel from italy to paris chasing the last greatest european clowns still live in these countries.
Special edition 1954 starring anthony quinn and giulietta masina on dvd and bluray. Lesen bearbeiten quelltext bearbeiten versionsgeschichte. The fellini bar, which is decorated in the style of the 1950s, stands out with its easygoing atmosphere. It is being rereleased, in a restored print presented by martin scorsese, at a poignant moment. 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. The acting is incredible and story line is believable. My fantasies and obsessions are not only my reality, but the stuff of which my films are made. The road is a 1954 italian drama film directed by federico fellini from his. I seem to remember reading once that rome is at the center of a circular. Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. When the englishdubbed version is better bright lights. Radio days can be seen as his amarcord, though ultimately it is really just allens most felliniesque film overall. Ungekurzte italienische fassung 103 minuten, deutsche horfassung fur.
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