Review of La Strada (1954) by Jeffrey C — 02 Aug 2010
Giulietta Masina (wife of the films director, Federico Fellini) gives one of the most fragile and human performances ever put on screen as a young girl of a woman who is sold into the service of a traveling strongman (Anthony Quin) as his assistant.
Beating her into submission, like a dog, the great and brutish strongman devolves before our eyes, being reduced by films end to nothing more than a grain of sand among a vast and wonderful universe. The amazing Masina transcends the limitations of film acting and is propelled into the stratosphere of such silent legends as Chaplin and Keaton.
This review of La Strada (1954) was written by Jeffrey C on 02 Aug 2010.
La Strada has generally received very positive reviews.
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