La Strada

The village simpleton Gelsomina travels the roads of Italy in the company of the rough circus strongman Zampano. He doesn't even know what she means to him, and by the time he realizes it, it may be too late.

One of Fellini's first and most famous films, which no producer wanted to take on (because "it's literature, not cinema!"), but ultimately it brought fame to both Fellini and his wife Giulietta Masina, who played the lead role.

 Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and over 50 other awards.