Friday, 19 August 2011

La Strada
















La Strada (1954)
a film by Federico Fellini

I like the pairing of La Strada with Chaplin’s Limelight: both are about clowns, they are both sad and funny and both offer kind of ‘life lessons.’ These films have the power of a grandmother’s voice when she puts a child to bed, and tells stories that will stimulate good dreams instead of nightmares.
Isabella Rossellini

This film has the deep and sad beauty of a poor clown or a circus, both cruel and lyric.


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