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...heroine is a touching half-wit. His hero, an almost apelike brute, is a scowling professional strong man who breaks chains by expanding his chest. His spark of hope is an odd clown who cannot help teasing the strong...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: La Strada | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

...purchase he takes to the road on a tumble-down trailer built onto a motorcycle, and is soon teaching the girl a few simple tricks--blowing a horn or dancing a few steps--with which to decorate his act. Despite frequent cuffs and constant glowering from her master, the half-wit begins to enjoy her simple performances at rural festivals...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: La Strada | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

...Strada. A bittersweet fable about a half-wit girl and a brutal carnival strongman; with Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina (TIME, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 24, 1956 | 9/24/1956 | See Source »

...Strada. A bittersweet fable about a half-wit girl and a brutal carnival strongman; with Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina (TIME, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 17, 1956 | 9/17/1956 | See Source »

...Strode. A bittersweet fable about a half-wit girl and a brutal carnival strongman; with Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina (TIME, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Sep. 10, 1956 | 9/10/1956 | See Source »

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