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Il mestiere delle armi (2001)
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.
Updated May 20 2020
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Cast
Paolo Magagna
Francesco Maria della Rovere
Sandra Ceccarelli
Nobildonna di Mantova
Alessandro Genovesi
Ufficiale posto di guardia
Desislava Tenekedjieva
Caterina De' Medici
Kalin Arsov
Barcarolo
Michael Aaron Lindner
Sottufficiale alemanno
Crew
Ermanno Olmi
Director
Ermanno Olmi
Writer
Fabio Olmi
Director of Photography
Paolo Cottignola
Editor
Luigi Musini
Producer
Alessandro Calosci
Production Manager
Francesca Sartori
Costume Design
Luigi Marchione
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