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  La Strada - Fellini's Magic-Neo-Realism
La Strada was Fellini’s third film as a director, and it single-handedly established his international reputation as a director of art-house cinema, winning numerous honors and prizes including the Academy Award as best foreign film in 1954.
La Strada must also be seen as the product of several fertile collaborative relationships between Fellini and others, most notably his wife, the actress Giuletta Masina who plays the gentle, simple-minded Gelsomina, and the composer Nino Rota, whose musical scores in numerous Fellini films make an enormous contribution to their effectiveness.
La Strada means "the road," and the film is best understood as a journey taken by the two main characters: Gelsomina (Masina), a simple-minded young woman who is sold by her family to a brutish, itinerant carnival strong man, Zampano (Anthony Quinn).
bronze.ucok.edu /passport/italy/springer/strada.html   (1598 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - La Strada: Criterion Collection
La Strada tells the story of Gelsomina (Masina), a simple Italian girl who is sold by her poor family into the charge of Zampanò (Quinn), a brutal traveling strongman.
For while La Strada is bathed superficially in neorealist trappings, Fellini chooses to place the film's focus on the emotional and spiritual condition of his characters, rather than the weight of their economic situation, a decision that was seen as a betrayal of the neorealist spirit.
While the characters in La Strada are obviously quite poor, this fact is kept to the background in favor of the poetic fable of a woman's love for a man who refuses to love her back, and who doesn't realize his mistake until it is too late.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/lastrada.php   (1614 words)

  
 Federico Fellini
La Strada is Federico Fellini's moving masterpiece that explores the soul's eternal conflict between the heart and mind.
La Strada is one of Fellini's most accessible and humane works, a film of understated beauty and profound insight.
Visually, he uses the imagery of a man suspended between the earth and sky (In the opening sequence of La Dolce Vita, a helicopter transports a statue of Jesus Christ).
www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/fellini.html   (1706 words)

  
 Gaslamp Quarter profile of La Strada Trattoria
La Strada's dedication to using only imported ingredients are a "crucial aspect of the authenticity of the restaurant," according to Bilotti.
La Strada's signature Penne Portofino merges penne pasta with freshwater prawns, that are larger than shrimp but smaller than lobster.
La Strada Trattoria is located centrally in the Gaslamp Quarter at Fifth and G. It offers fabulous people watching, live entertainment on weekends, and party facilities including private rooms and semi private areas.
www.gaslamp.org /prof-lastrada.php   (749 words)

  
 La Strada Czech Republic (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
La Strada published a report on trafficking in human beings and forced labour or labour exploitation in the Czech Republic
Rountable on trafficking in human beings and exploitation for the purposes of forced labour was organised on 4 May 2006 in Prague by La Strada Czech Republic.
The Czech La Strada has been founded in 1995 and has been one of the first members of an international network that now operates on nine European countries: the Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Belarus, Moldova, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ukraine.
www.strada.cz.cob-web.org:8888 /en   (247 words)

  
 FEDERICO FELLINI (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
One of the most memorable and moving films of world cinema, it is the story of an innocent, simple young woman (Masina) who is sold by her family to a brutish strongman in a traveling circus.
Ultimately, La Strada, Fellini's first unquestioned masterpiece, is a poetic and expressive parable of two unlikely souls journeying toward salvation.
La Dolce Vita was a three-hour, panoramic view of contemporary Italian society as seen from the perspective of a journalist, played by Fellini's alter ego, actor Marcello Mastroianni.
www.1worldfilms.com.cob-web.org:8888 /federico_fellini.htm   (1261 words)

  
 BBC - Films - review - La Strada
Moving away from the neo-realist tradition that had originally inspired him, Fellini turns "La Strada" into a magical story of life among the peasant circus performances and gypsies of postwar Italy.
Touching, funny, and completely enchanting, "La Strada" is a deceptively simple film - a haunting, lyrical masterpiece that will remain with you long after the credits have disappeared.
"La Strada" is reissued in UK cinemas on Friday 9th November 2001.
www.bbc.co.uk /films/2001/10/30/la_strada_1954_review.shtml   (318 words)

  
 eBay - DVD: La Strada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
LA STRADA seems to ride the tail end of the movement, holding on somewhat to the personal narrative structure of neorealism, yet moving into surrealism with more magical escapist qualities built into the actual filming.
La Strada is another one of those Anthony Quinn movies that are just brilliant, comparable to his performance in Zorba the Greek.
Both "La Strada" and "Streetcar" feature a vulnerable female at the mercy of others, who becomes a target for a brutal man. Such tragedy is not for everyone, but as portrayed in these two films, represents a sensitive and revealing study of human nature in the man-woman relationship.
product.ebay.com /La-Strada_W0QQfvcsZ1177QQsoprZ3097974   (1211 words)

  
 La Strada Česká republika
La Strada vydala zprávu o obchodu s lidmi za účelem nucené a vykořisťující práce v ČR. » více…
Česká La Strada byla založena roku 1995 a je jedním ze zakládajících členů mezinárodní sítě působící v devíti evropských zemích: Nizozemí, Polsku, Bulharsku, Bělorusku, Moldávii, Makedonii, Bosně a Hercegovině a na Ukrajině.
Veškeré aktivity La Strady vycházejí ze základních principů jako je úcta k lidským právům, rovnost příležitostí, nediskriminační přístup, princip "empowerment" a ochrana zájmů obchodovaných osob.
www.strada.cz   (241 words)

  
 LA STRADA INTERNATIONAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
To successfully embed the international cooperation between the La Strada countries and with organisations from other CEECs, NIS and Western Europe and to stimulate mutual cooperation and harmonisation of national campaigns.
Victims of trafficking and potential victims of trafficking are the direct beneficiaries of La Strada's work, especially relating to the activities carried out in the Prevention and Education Campaigns and the Social Assistance (Safe Return and Social Inclusion) Campaigns.
As a result of the new definition of traffic in persons mentioned in the Palermo Protocol, La Strada offices expect to be confronted with more victims which are trafficked for other purposes than the sex industry.
www.lastradainternational.org /content.htm   (416 words)

  
 DVD Times - La Strada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is certainly very stylised and far from naturalistic — in the tradition of Harpo Marx, Chaplin and the early silent comedians — but it’s a wonderful performance and an absolute delight to watch her expressing not only with those amazing eyes, but with every confident swagger, playful bound and sad hunch of her body.
But La Strada is not all cuteness and sentimentality that its description might suggest, nor is it the freakshow parade that the pitching together of these two characters might appear.
All this, I would submit, raises La Strada to the level of F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise and Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante, with characters that are close to mythological archetypes of these uniquely human characteristics and complexities.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=57572   (965 words)

  
 Fellini's La Strada
He performs his trick of expanding his lungs and chest to break a girdle of chain in waste lots, yards and grubby circus rings in a simple Promethean fable of Man breaking free but his personal world depends upon the abuse and slavery of others.
Gelsomina is as simple-minded as a pet, although she has the innocence of a child with the human need for love and recognition.
La Strada starts on the beach, and ends on the beach in a circular motion between being and nothingness.
www.culturecourt.com /F/Fellini/LaStrada.htm   (836 words)

  
 Funagain Games: La Strada
La Strada keeps you on your toes, and plays fairly quickly, so any bad turn of events in one game could be reversed with “just one more game”.
I’m shooting straight with you here: La Strada is a little overpriced, and true, it plays best with 3 players, but this game is a great game to get casual players into.
La Strada is a connection game with an interesting twist in that your network decreases in value the more your opponents connect up to it.
www.funagain.com /cgi-bin/funagain/14722   (3005 words)

  
 La Strada BiH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In the period from 16 to 17 September 2004, NGO La Strada B&H organized a two-day training in cooperation with their partner organization La Strada Poland for the selected group of police officers from MoI HNC, MoI WHC and MoI Livno.
One of the first questions referred to the facilitators of the training by the participants in relation to the attitude of La Strada in domestic violence and imperilment of the victims.
At the end of this exercise, the participants were presented with promotional material of La Strada Poland, showed projection of the computer game that was consisted of short animation presenting the life of underage victim of trafficking.
www.cob.net.ba /lastrada/opsirnije_en.html?id=80   (1320 words)

  
 ToxicUniverse.com - Federico Fellini - 1954 - La Strada Movies Review
Though Pauline Kael’s well-known criticism of La Strada breaks the three central characters down into symbols that represent mind, body, and soul, it’s not necessary to tear a Fellini film apart and analyze it pretentiously.
La Strada is about loneliness and how solitude can be ended when one person makes a profound link to another.
Still, the casting of Masina with Quinn is ingenious, and the contrast between the two characters forms the crux of La Strada.
www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10001848   (989 words)

  
 ToxicUniverse.com - Federico Fellini - 1956 - La Strada Movies Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She's the life force of La Strada, optimistic and filled with vitality no matter how brutally she is treated by Zamporo.
What makes La Strada so refreshing is that while Gelsomina is the heart of the film, it is ultimately not her story.
La Strada is an accessible point of entry into his remarkable oeuvre, as his films grew increasingly obscure and gloriously indulgent as he continued onward.
www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10004323   (1276 words)

  
 Centrul International La Strada
La 23 august 2006 Centrul International pentru Protectia si Promovarea Drepturilor Femeii "La Strada" implineste 5 ani de la inregistrarea sa oficiala.
Este putin, daca tinem cont ca un copil la 5 ani abia daca si-a insusit limba parintilor si incepe sa cunoasca lumea la modul cat de cat constient, prinde a numara si poate chiar a recunoaste primele litere ale alfabetului.
In aceasta ordine de idei, Centrul International „La Strada” a izbutit, in cinci ani de activitate, sa-si scrie propria biografie intr-un domeniu care a pus in alerta intreaga omenire — contracararea traficului de fiinte umane.
lastrada.md   (948 words)

  
 Trattoria La Strada - Sign On San Diego . com
The tradition began in 1991 when brothers Carlo and Antonio Giovannini paired with Roberto Bernardoni and opened Trattoria La Strada, utilizing their collective knowledge of running exclusive fine dining restaurants.
Trattoria La Strada has, since its origin, been identified as the finest authentic Italian restaurant in the Gaslamp District of San Diego.
La Strada has become a favorite of San Diego's locals and tourists to the downtown area who enjoy fine food and excellent service.
www.trattorialastrada.signonsandiego.com   (295 words)

  
 Olive Films >> Incredible selection of rare, out-of-print and foreign films La Strada (DVD) [STR270] (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom.
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.
La Strada won the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Film in 1956.
www.olivefilms.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Drama.2/Criterion_Collection.6/lastradadvd.1307.html   (276 words)

  
 La Strada in Houston, TX - AOL City Guide
Head over to La Strada, where the patio seats up to 80 guests.
La Strada describes its cuisine as new Italian.
There's a corn crusted fish of the day served with rosemary potatoes and sauteed spinach topped with a drizzling of roasted ancho-chipolte sauce and pan seared chicken breast with shrimp and artichokes served over angel hair pasta.
www.digitalcity.com /houston/restaurants/la-strada/v-109028793   (399 words)

  
 La Strada movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Fellini became famous with this picture, later moving on to more complex, extravagant and self-indulgent films like 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, and Juliet of the Spirits, but this is by far his most simple film, possibly his best.
La Strada's simplicity and the peculiarity of its characters allows the film a believable glimpse of human nature, which is something the best artists clearly strive to do.
This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of La Strada and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
www.thezreview.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /reviews/l/lastrada.htm   (645 words)

  
 Quinn and Masina shine in Fellini's compelling La Strada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
La Strada proceeds from incident to incident; it is not a conventional narrative with a beginning, middle and end.
It starts on one beach and ends on another, and though the story seems bleak, you are left with a sense of hopefulness that seems impossible to explain.
La Strada is this week's LSC Classic, and will be screened tonight at 7:30 p.m.
www-tech.mit.edu /V115/N8/strada.08a.html   (630 words)

  
 La Strada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Strada, Spanish for "The Street", may refer to:
La Strada Program, an international network working on the prevention of trafficking in women
La Strada is the name of two board games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Strada   (109 words)

  
 La Strada eyeglasses eyewear
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And, with your La Strada eyewear purchase, you'll receive free lens scratch coating and edge polish with your prescription lenses (polarized lenses excluded).
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 The Criterion Collection: strada, La
La Strada is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1.
The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
"The release of La Strada on DVD should be considered a red-letter event in the history of the medium.
www.criterionco.com /asp/release.asp?id=219   (477 words)

  
 La Strada - Reno Restaurants, Fine Dining in Reno Nevada and Reno Dining
La Strada - Reno Restaurants, Fine Dining in Reno Nevada and Reno Dining
Named one of the top 10 Italian restaurants in the nation, La Strada offers authentic northern Italian cuisine prepared by chefs from Milan, Italy.
La Strada has won the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" for six years.
www.eldoradoreno.com /dining/lastrada.aspx   (105 words)

  
 Become.com - Shop results for la strada
Considered by many to be Federico Fellini's most beautiful and powerful film, La Strada was the first film to reveal the range of Guilietta Masina, whose poignant performance as the childlike Gelsomina recalls Chaplin's Little Tramp.
Nino Rota: La Strada; Il Gattopardo; Concerto Soirandeacute;e
"La strada" and "The Leopard" (with its unforgettable ball scene) are probably Rota's
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 Amazon.ca: La Strada (Criterion Collection) (2 Discs): DVD: Federico Fellini,Richard Basehart,Giulietta Masina,Marcella ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The bubbly, waiflike Gelsomina is a simpleton sold to the gruff, bullying circus strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) as a servant and assistant.
Fellini's lyrical style reaches back to the simple beauty of his neorealist films and looks ahead to the impressionistic fantasies of later films, but at this unique period in Fellini's career, they combine to create a poetic, tragic masterpiece.
For a film with virtually no plot, La Strada takes a very long journey down such a short (and frankly, insignificant) road.
www.amazon.ca /Strada-Criterion-Collection-Discs/dp/B00005JKGQ   (1821 words)

  
 Amazon.com: La Strada - Criterion Collection: DVD: Anthony Quinn,Giulietta Masina,Richard Basehart,Aldo ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She follows him on the road ("la strada") and helps him during his shows.
La Strada was strongly influenced by neorealism, but there is also evidence of hints of what's to come from Fellini's later cinematic creations.
La Strada offers a brilliant cinematic experience that offers much to contemplate in a spiritual, existential, philosophical, and socioeconomic manner as the images spellbind the audience.
www.amazon.com /Strada-Criterion-Collection-Anthony-Quinn/dp/B00005JKGQ   (2478 words)

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