(aka "The Road (USA)" )
Italy 1954
There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With La Strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide.
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Theatrical Release: September 6, 1954 (Venice Film Festival)
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DVD Review: Optimum - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Henrik Sylow for the Review!
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| Runtime | 1:43:12 | |
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| Audio | 2.0 Dolby Digital Italian | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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It is very hard to compare the
image after having seen the HD transfer from
Criterion (reviewed
HERE), which is one of the most stunning DVD
transfers to date. Almost every other transfer looks
bad compared to that. But as a non-HD transfer, the Optimum isn't that bad. It might be a little soft and having minute edge enhancements, but it looks amazing. Completely cleaned picture and solid blacks. The additional material is a mixed blessing. On one side it has the documentary "La Forza di un Sorriso" about Giulietta Masina, which simply is worth the DVD itself. Then it has a great little booklet with two interviews, one with Fellini and Masina, another with Fellini conducted by his old friend Gideon Bachmann. A very nice little booklet. And finally it has two postcard size stills from the film. And then there is the audio commentary by Christopher Wiegand running 21 minutes over 4 selected scenes. When he talks, its very good. He wrote the Taschen book on Fellini and knows his stuff, but 21 minutes??? For a film of this quality, this is far from satisfying, as it basically isn't more than an introduction to the film. |
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PAL captures resized from 768px to 720px
(Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC - TOP vs. Optimum - Region 2- PAL BOTTOM)
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Recommended Books on Federico Fellini (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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Federico Fellini by Christopher Wiegand |
Fellini on Fellini by Federico Fellini, Isabel Quigley |
The Cinema of Federico Fellini by Peter Bondanella |
The Films of Federico Fellini (Cambridge
Film Classics) by Peter Bondanella, Ray Carney |
I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon by Damian Pettigrew |
Fellini by Lietta Tornabuoni |
Fellini: A Life by Hollis Alpert |
I, Fellini by Charlotte Chandler, Billy Wilder |
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