“Guess there’s some justice in the world. You suffer, you go through hell. Then happiness comes along or everyone.” I’d forgotten how much I love Federico Fellini. Since I first saw Amarcord (1973) as part of this pilgrimage through international movies, I’ve been intoxicated by his mixture of colourful comedy, free-wheeling narratives and excoriating religious and…
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La Strada (1954)
First published on ‘We Are Cult’ on the 15th of July 2017 In many respects, La Strada, directed by Federico Fellini in 1954, is a drama that sowed the seeds for the director’s later, extravagantly fantastical films, but one that equally has its own, very particular identity. The movie focuses on a circus strongman called…