The Profession of Arms (2001 film)

(Redirected from Il mestiere delle armi) 2001 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi

The Profession of Arms (Il mestiere delle armi)

Directed by	Ermanno Olmi
Written by	Ermanno Olmi
Produced by	Alexander Metodiev
Starring	Hristo Zhivkov Desislava Tenekedjieva Sandra Ceccarelli
Music by	Fabio Vacchi
Distributed by	A-Film Distribution
Release date	11 May 2001 (2001-05-11) (Italy)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Profession of Arms (Italian: Il mestiere delle armi) is a 2001 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi.

Plot

In autumn of 1526, 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 ceasing to use firearms because of their cruelty.

Cast

Hristo Zhivkov - Giovanni de Medici
Sergio Grammatico - Federico Gonzaga
Dimitar Rachkov - Luc'Antonio Cuppano
Fabio Giubbani - Matteo Cusastro
Sasa Vulicevic - Pietro Aretino
Desislava Tenekedjieva - Maria Salviati de Medici
Sandra Ceccarelli - Nobildonna di Mantova
Franco Andreani - Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Awards

9 David di Donatello Awards (Best Film - Best Director: Ermanno Olmi - Best Screenplay: Ermanno Olmi - Best Producer: Luigi Musini, Roberto Cicutto and Ermanno Olmi - Best Production Design: Luigi Marchione - Best Cinematography: Fabio Olmi - Best Costume Design: Francesca Sartori - Best Editing: Paolo Cottignola - Best Music: Fabio Vacchi)
3 Nastro d'Argento Prizes (Best Production Design: Luigi Marchione - Best Cinematography: Fabio Olmi - Best Costume Design: Francesca Sartori)
Palme d'Or (nominated) - 2001 Cannes Film Festival

References

"Festival de Cannes: The Profession of Arms". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

External links

The Profession of Arms at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Ermanno Olmi
Il Posto The Fiances A Man Named John One Fine Day The Circumstance The Tree of Wooden Clogs Walking, Walking The Legend of the Holy Drinker The Secret of the Old Woods Genesis: The Creation and the Flood The Profession of Arms Singing Behind Screens first section in Tickets One Hundred Nails The Cardboard Village Greenery Will Bloom Again

v t e David di Donatello Award for Best Film
1970–2000	Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Metello (1970) The Conformist / The Garden of the Finzi-Continis / Waterloo (1971) This Kind of Love / The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1972) Alfredo, Alfredo / Ludwig (1973) Amarcord / Bread and Chocolate (1974) Conversation Piece / The Murri Affair (1975) Illustrious Corpses (1976) An Average Little Man / The Desert of the Tartars (1977) In the Name of the Pope King / Il prefetto di ferro (1978) Christ Stopped at Eboli / To Forget Venice / The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1979) I'm Starting from Three (1981) Talcum Powder (1982) The Night of the Shooting Stars (1983) And the Ship Sails On / Le Bal (1984) Carmen (1985) Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986) The Family (1987) The Last Emperor (1988) The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1989) Open Doors (1990) Mediterraneo / Towards Evening (1991) The Stolen Children (1992) The Great Pumpkin (1993) Caro diario (1994) La scuola (1995) August Vacation (1996) The Truce (1997) Life Is Beautiful (1998) Fuori Dal Mondo (1999) Bread and Tulips (2000)
2001–present	The Son's Room (2001) The Profession of Arms (2002) Facing Windows (2003) The Best of Youth (2004) The Consequences of Love (2005) The Caiman (2006) The Unknown Woman (2007) The Girl by the Lake (2008) Gomorrah (2009) The Man Who Will Come (2010) We Believed (2011) Caesar Must Die (2012) The Best Offer (2013) Human Capital (2014) Black Souls (2015) Perfect Strangers (2016) Like Crazy (2017) Love and Bullets (2018) Dogman (2019) The Traitor (2020) Hidden Away (2021) The Hand of God (2022) The Eight Mountains (2023) Io capitano (2024)

David di Donatello Award for Best Film

1970–2000

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Metello (1970)
The Conformist / The Garden of the Finzi-Continis / Waterloo (1971)
This Kind of Love / The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1972)
Alfredo, Alfredo / Ludwig (1973)
Amarcord / Bread and Chocolate (1974)
Conversation Piece / The Murri Affair (1975)
Illustrious Corpses (1976)
An Average Little Man / The Desert of the Tartars (1977)
In the Name of the Pope King / Il prefetto di ferro (1978)
Christ Stopped at Eboli / To Forget Venice / The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1979)
I'm Starting from Three (1981)
Talcum Powder (1982)
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1983)
And the Ship Sails On / Le Bal (1984)
Carmen (1985)
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
The Family (1987)
The Last Emperor (1988)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1989)
Open Doors (1990)
Mediterraneo / Towards Evening (1991)
The Stolen Children (1992)
The Great Pumpkin (1993)
Caro diario (1994)
La scuola (1995)
August Vacation (1996)
The Truce (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1998)
Fuori Dal Mondo (1999)
Bread and Tulips (2000)

2001–present

The Son's Room (2001)
The Profession of Arms (2002)
Facing Windows (2003)
The Best of Youth (2004)
The Consequences of Love (2005)
The Caiman (2006)
The Unknown Woman (2007)
The Girl by the Lake (2008)
Gomorrah (2009)
The Man Who Will Come (2010)
We Believed (2011)
Caesar Must Die (2012)
The Best Offer (2013)
Human Capital (2014)
Black Souls (2015)
Perfect Strangers (2016)
Like Crazy (2017)
Love and Bullets (2018)
Dogman (2019)
The Traitor (2020)
Hidden Away (2021)
The Hand of God (2022)
The Eight Mountains (2023)
Io capitano (2024)

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