Federico Fellini's classic features the original self-destructive brute, Zampano. Fellini supposedly inspired Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull and Taxi and Driver. It is a devastatingly beautiful story. The road is the fateful location they find Il Matto. The side of the road is where Gelsomina falls asleep. And la strada represents the journey of life and the lonely physical journey that Gelsomina and Zampano take. There is a perfect balance of humor and drama and tragedy and hope. It is a depiction of life as its rawest. The beautiful love theme is played out on the trumpet, the violin, and on piano. Nino Rota's score is haunting and his legendary partnership with Fellini was at its finest here.
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