The Profession of Arms (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.
Director: Ermanno Olmi
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Christo Jivkov as Giovanni De' Medici |
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Sergio Grammatico as Federico II Gonzaga |
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Dimitar Ratchkov as Lucantonio Cuppano |
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Fabio Giubbani as Matteo Cusastro |
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Saša Vulićević as Pietro Aretino |
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Desislava Tenekedjieva as Caterina De' Medici |
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Sandra Ceccarelli as Nobildonna di Mantova |
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Aldo Toscano as Aloisio Gonzaga |
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Franco Palmieri as Paolo Giovio |
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Franco Andreani as Ambasciatore di Carlo V |
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Kalin Arsov as Barcarolo |
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Giancarlo Belelli as Alfonso d'Este |
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Bruno Bendoni as Benedetto Agnello |
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Silvio Cappellini as Maestro Habram |
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Vittorio Corcelli as Frate domenicano |
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Marco De Biagi as Ercole d'Este |
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Alessandro Genovesi as Ufficiale posto di guardia |
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Michael Aaron Lindner as Sottufficiale alemanno |
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Francesca Lonardelli as Cortigiana |
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Paolo Magagna as Francesco Maria della Rovere |
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Piergiorgio Maletti as Servitore particolare di Federico Gonzaga |
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Mauro Marani as Marito della cortigiana |
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Georgy Marino as Staffiere |
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Ilija Marshakov as Prete |
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Rocco Militano as Vicario |
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Nikolaus Moras as Zorzo Frundsberg |
| Directing | Ermanno Olmi | Director |
| Directing | Fabrizia Iacona | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Micaela Borgiotti | Unit Manager |
| Production | Leonida Copertino | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Federico Ferrario | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorenzo Cera | Hair Department Head |
| Visual Effects | Marcello Buffa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Alexander Metodiev | Executive Producer |
| Art | Luigi Marchione | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Fabio Olmi | Camera Operator |
| Art | Cosimo Gomez | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krassimir Mihaylov | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ivana Kastratovic | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Alessandro Calosci | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doriana Kebedzhieva | Costume Design |
| Directing | Federica Ciciarelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Tino Polenghi | Production Assistant |
| Production | Beatrice Biggi | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Pasquale Cuzzupoli | Color Timer |
| Sound | Francesco Liotard | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulio Pezza | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Massimiliano Pantucci | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Philippe Antonello | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Blasi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michela Cingolani | Hairstylist |
| Art | Massimo Santomarco | Set Decoration |
| Art | Paolo Faenzi | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Fabio Traversari | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Adriana Benedetti | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Fabio Proserpio | Gaffer |
| Camera | Cesare Emidi | Key Grip |
| Visual Effects | Pasquale Catalano | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Stefano Quaglia | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mario Giacco | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Massimo Rocchi | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Cosimo Gomez | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Alessandro Giacco | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Massimo Ciaraglia | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Luigi Musini | Producer |
| Art | Luigi Marchione | Production Design |
| Writing | Ermanno Olmi | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Sartori | Costume Design |
| Production | Federico Boldrini Parravicini | Production Manager |
| Sound | Fabio Vacchi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fabio Olmi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Roberto Cicutto | Producer |
| Editing | Paolo Cottignola | Editor |
| Directing | Enrico Marrari | First Assistant Director |
