May 25, 2017 · It is a symbol for Zampano's strength. And, the first time Gelsomina sees this feat it represents two opposing ideas. One is that the strong man ...

Nov 22, 2020 · It shows that life is not perfect. It's sad and filled with struggles. One day we have everything, the next day, we don't. What the road holds ...

The film begins (and will end) by the sea, always a sign of transformation for Fellini. A rich symbol, we could read it as life-giving—or killing; as fertile ...

May 13, 2018 · But the sea is alternately beautiful and threatening, it offers opportunity despite uncertainty, and its vastness makes us feel like small and ...

Sep 29, 2011 · One must first consider the essential goodness of Gelsomina. She loves people. She seeks communion with all people she encounters, even Zampano.

Nov 2, 2021 · A film of despair and optimism, cruelty and salvation, and its own clandestine sense of humor, La strada contains philosophical and spiritual ...

Feb 22, 2021 · Fellini's La Strada is the touching story of a naif making her way in a travelling circus in post-war Italy.

Fellini described La Strada as "a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no ...