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.
La Strada has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 10 Mar 2003
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La Strada was released in 1954 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 543 reviews, giving La Strada (1954) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 90%.
With a score of 84%, La Strada is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1954, which stands at 59%.
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