La Strada
Taste attributes: dramavehiclesslowunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
"Filmed in Italy - where it happened!"
Boxlist takeA slow-burning, morally murky drama: serious and moving. Best if you like patience over pace.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
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- How we score
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