La Strada (1954) directed by Federico Fellini.
La Strada is a highly philosophical tale of religious symbolism,human conduct,remorse and repentance made by one of the greatest masters of world cinema Federico Fellini.For millions of followers of serious cinema genre,he is regarded as one of the greatest dreamers of the world cinema.By making this film, Fellini has made a masterpiece which has accommodated all of his favorite themes like circus,church, male-female relationships etc.La Strada is also outstanding as a visual social comment on the state of affairs of post war Italian society.It was a time of economic misery and people were forced to abandon their children in order to make them earn for the family.The theme of circus is of value to the film as it was the only thing which provided laughs to the people dejected by the trauma of Italy's defeat in World War II.The best tribute that canstrong people can pay to Fellini is by not harassing the weak ones.Richard Basehart looks divine as the fool. Anthony Quinn is devilish as Zampano.Guiletta Masina is sublime as Gelsomina. It was this role which won her worldwide acclaim. If one is looking for a film able to make people better "La Strada" is that very film.
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