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Saturday, August 4, 2012

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This is an Italian neo-realist film, co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film portrays the journey of the two main characters, the brutish strong man Zampano (played by Anthony Quinn) and a naive young woman Gelsomina (played by Giulietta Massina) whom he buys from her mother and takes to see the world as part of his travelling show. The film won the inaugural academy award for best foreign film in 1956. Bob Dylan has cited the influence of the film on his song Mr. Tambourine Man.