Regarded by some as federico fellini's finest work, and the winner of the first academy award® for best foreign language film, la strada is a masterpiece of 20th century filmmaking. Sold by her impoverished mother to zampano anthony quinn, a brutish fairground wrestler, waif like gelsomina giulietta masina lives a life of drudgery as his assistant. After taking to the road with a travelling circus, a budding relationship with il matto the fool richard basehart, a gentle natured, tightrope walking clown, offers a potential refuge from her master's clutches. Trapped by her own servile nature, gelsomina waivers, and zampano's volcanic temper erupts with tragic consequences.special featuresnew interview with director julian jarroldnew interview with peter matthews, seniorlecturer, film television, london college of communicationthe guardian interview anthony quinn recorded at the bfi in 1995giulietta masina 1955 cannes interviewaudio commentary by chris weigand on selected scenes