When Gelsomina, a naive young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by the brutish circus strongman Zampan to be his wife and partner, she steadfastly suffers her husband's coldness and brutality as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Zampan is a cruel man. Soon, Zampan will have to face his resentment and conflicting feelings towards Gelsomina when she discovers a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus idiot, and entertains the idea of leaving Zampan.
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When Gelsomina, a naive young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by the brutish circus strongman Zampan to be his wife and partner, she steadfastly suffers her husband's coldness and brutality as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Zampan is a cruel man. Soon, Zampan will have to face his resentment and conflicting feelings towards Gelsomina when she discovers a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus idiot, and entertains the idea of leaving Zampan.
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