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In Federico Fellini's classic La Strada, Brutish fairground showman Zampano buys the young and simple-minded Gelsomina from her mother and takes her on the road. Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina star in Fellini's heart-breaking film - watch it above.
Click here to watch more films from the series, which includes classics by Emir Kusturica, Michael Haneke and Věra Chytilová.
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