On Jan 14, Harvey Roy Greenberg MD writes:
>Need list of associated films where a woman redeems (more >or less) a
feckless man (men)) with the intense purity of her >love. maybe gets martyred
in the process. Soap opera staple, >but do any better examples of the breed
come to mind? I can >think of  -- at this moment -- PASSIONE D'AMORE by
Ettore
>Scola; LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN; JANE EYRE (maybe); >THE PIANO (possibly
not): JOAN OF ARC (various versions), so >forth.
 
Wouldn't _La Strada_(1956) qualify? Just saw it again (on  newly remastered
videotape), BTW, as part of a local film discussion group here which linked
_Breaking the Waves_ with _La Strada_ for this month's study topic.
Regards,
Bet MacArthur MSW     "A piece of material
Film Projects               that engages me emotionally,
Arts Analysis Inst         that is the coin of the realm--
Cambridge MA                  emotion. 'Invention' is not as
Mass (415) 455 6189         important as 'investment. You don't
LA: (310) 313 5059              have to be all that smart. You
online: [log in to unmask]      really just have to be there,
                                                and give of yourself."
                                                -- Harrison Ford
 
----
To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L
in the message.  Problems?  Contact [log in to unmask]