La Strada (1954)
Overview : When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
Release Date : September 23, 1954
Runtime : 115m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Countries : Italy
Keywords : prison, dying and death, rage and hate, unsociability, circus, authority, in love with enemy, wave, sadness, road trip, single, revenge