Il mestiere delle armi

May 11 2001 Not Rated 1h 45m
Drama, History, War

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

Plot

The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De' Medici, a young brave captain in the war of Charles V against the Pope, in the first half of 1500.

Written by

Ermanno Olmi

Directed by

Ermanno Olmi

Cast

Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dimitar Rachkov

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, Germany, France, Bulgaria

Production Companies

Boyana Film, RAI Cinema, Cinemaundici, Taurus Produktion, StudioCanal

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch

Awards

21 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
"Il mestiere delle armi" (Profession of Arms)
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Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
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