La Strada

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.La Strada featuring Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina is streaming with subscription on HBO MAX, streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and streaming with subscription on Kanopy. It's a drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 8.0 (57,408 votes) and was very well received by critics.