La Strada(1954)
When Gelsomina, a naĂŻve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman ZampanĂČ to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon ZampanĂČ 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 ZampanĂČ.