When brutish circus strongman Zampan buys Gelsomina, a naive young woman, from her impoverished mother to be his wife and partner, she endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. When Gelsomina finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and considers leaving Zampan, Zampan must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about her.
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When brutish circus strongman Zampan buys Gelsomina, a naive young woman, from her impoverished mother to be his wife and partner, she endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. When Gelsomina finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and considers leaving Zampan, Zampan must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about her.
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