La Strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film portrays a brutish strongman (Anthony Quinn) and the naïve young woman (Giulietta Masina) whom he buys from her mother and takes with him on the road; encounters with his rival the Fool (Richard Basehart) end with their destruction.
Fellini has called La Strada "a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever."[1] As a result, the film demanded more time, effort and suffering than any of his other films, before or since.[2] The development process was long and tortuous; it was extremely difficult to secure financial backing; casting proved problematic; injuries, personnel changes and inclement weather disrupted the production schedule more than once; budget shortages constantly plagued the director and his production supervisor, forcing them to take extraordinary measures to keep going. Finally, just before shooting was completed, Fellini suffered a nervous breakdown that necessitated medical treatment in order to complete principal photography. Initial critical reaction was harsh, and the film's screening at the Venice Film Festival was the occasion of a bitter controversy that escalated into a public brawl between Fellini's supporters and detractors.
Subsequently, however, La Strada has become one of the most influential films ever made", according to the American Film Institute.[3] It won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1956.[4][5] It was placed fourth in the 1992 British Film Institute directors' list of cinema's top 10 films.[6]
Awards and nominations[edit]
La Strada won more than fifty international awards, including an Oscar in 1956 for Best Foreign Language Film, the first recipient in that category.[101]
| Award/Festival | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[5] | Best Foreign Language Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Best Writing, Best Original Screenplay | Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano | Nominated | |
| Bodil Awards[102] | Best European Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Film from any Source | Federico Fellini | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Actress | Giulietta Masina | Nominated | |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | Silver Ribbon; Best Director | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Silver Ribbon; Best Producer | Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti | Won | |
| Silver Ribbon; Best Story/Screenplay | Dino De Laurentiis, Tullio Pinelli | Won | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards, Japan | Best Foreign Language Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Venice Film Festival[103] | Silver Lion | Federico Fellini | Won |
| Golden Lion | Federico Fellini | Nominated |
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Federico Fellini |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
| Screenplay by | Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli Ennio Flaiano |
| Story by | Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Giulietta Masina Richard Basehart |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli Carlo Carlini |
| Edited by | Leo Cattozzo |
| Distributed by | Trans Lux Inc. |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | |
La Strada - Gelsomina
La Strada - Al Caiola
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