FILM 1427: LA STRADA
TRIVIA: Pope Francis named La
Strada as his favorite movie of all time.
Anthony Quinn was working
on a film with Giulietta
Masina when she introduced him to her husband, Federico Fellini. Fellini
was immediately convinced that the American actor would make the perfect
Zampano the strongman in his new film, which was to become (La Strada (1954), and
implored him to accept the role. The nonplussed actor, who had no idea who
Fellini was, initially turned him down, but Fellini was persistent, pestering
him for days about the project. Shortly thereafter, Quinn spent the evening
with Ingrid Bergman and her
husband, director Roberto
Rossellini. After dinner, the three watched Fellini's most recent
film, the comedy-drama (I Vitelloni
(1953), and Quinn realized with astonishment that the crazy Italian filmmaker
who had been hounding him for days was a genius.
Anthony Quinn said in an
interview a few years before his death that he originally accepted a deal that
would have paid him a percentage of the profits this film generated instead of
an upfront salary. When his agent found out about it, the agent changed the
deal and insisted an upfront salary and no percentage. Quinn said that decision
cost him several million dollars.
Walt Disney expressed
serious interest in creating an animated feature based on Gelsomina. "I
could have lived on Gelsomina for twenty years," he said.
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