Movie Description
Il mestiere delle armi
(2001)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ermanno Olmi
- Producer : Luigi Musini,Roberto Cicutto
- Writer : Ermanno Olmi
- Editor : Paolo Cottignola
- Cast : Christo Jivkov,Sergio Grammatico,Dimitar Ratchkov,Fabio Giubbani,Saša Vulićević,Desislava Tenekedjieva,Sandra Ceccarelli,Aldo Toscano,Franco Palmieri,Franco Andreani,Kalin Arsov,Giancarlo Belelli,Bruno Bendoni,Silvio Cappellini,Vittorio Corcelli,Marco De Biagi,Alessandro Genovesi,Michael Aaron Lindner,Francesca Lonardelli,Paolo Magagna,Piergiorgio Maletti,Mauro Marani,Georgy Marino,Ilija Marshakov,Rocco Militano,Nikolaus Moras
Cast
Giovanni De' Medici
Federico II Gonzaga
Lucantonio Cuppano
Matteo Cusastro
Pietro Aretino
Caterina De' Medici
Nobildonna di Mantova
Aloisio Gonzaga
Paolo Giovio
Ambasciatore di Carlo V
Barcarolo
Alfonso d'Este
Benedetto Agnello
Maestro Habram
Frate domenicano
Ercole d'Este
Ufficiale posto di guardia
Sottufficiale alemanno
Cortigiana
Francesco Maria della Rovere
Servitore particolare di Federico Gonzaga
Marito della cortigiana
Staffiere
Prete
Vicario
Zorzo Frundsberg
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Facts
Original TitleIl mestiere delle armi
Status Released
Release Information
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2001-05-11
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesStudioCanal,Taurus Produktion,Cinemaundici,RAI Cinema,Boyana Film
Genres
- Drama
- History
- War
