'La Strada'

I'm officially crushing on Giulietta Masina. It just took 50 years after her prime. Plus, the 50 years that she was married to Federico Fellini.

Of course, because she was clearly pretty dedicated towards her ultra-creative husband and they seemed pretty in love to put up with each other for that long.

However, if I were married Masina, there's really no way I could really be mad at her. She'd just put on that clown make-up and a do a song and I'd be perpetually happy with her. She has an unfair advantage.

La Strada is further evidence that Masina is just about the cutest thing in the world. She died in 1994, about a year after Fellini. The only individual to come close is Audrey Tautou, but Masina would've never have been in Da Vinci Code.

Masina's ability light up any room plays directly into her stories. Stories about good people, who are only looking for someone to hold onto and to love. There's that longing that oozes out of Masina's characters. That's why we love her.