The Profession of Arms

The Profession of Arms by Ermanno Olmi

6.60

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.

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Cast

Christo Jivkov

Christo Jivkov as Giovanni De' Medici

Sergio Grammatico

Sergio Grammatico as Federico II Gonzaga

Dimitar Ratchkov

Dimitar Ratchkov as Lucantonio Cuppano

Fabio Giubbani

Fabio Giubbani as Matteo Cusastro

Saša Vulićević

Saša Vulićević as Pietro Aretino

Desislava Tenekedjieva

Desislava Tenekedjieva as Caterina De' Medici

Sandra Ceccarelli

Sandra Ceccarelli as Nobildonna di Mantova

Aldo Toscano

Aldo Toscano as Aloisio Gonzaga

Franco Palmieri

Franco Palmieri as Paolo Giovio

Franco Andreani

Franco Andreani as Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Kalin Arsov

Kalin Arsov as Barcarolo

Giancarlo Belelli

Giancarlo Belelli as Alfonso d'Este

Bruno Bendoni

Bruno Bendoni as Benedetto Agnello

Silvio Cappellini

Silvio Cappellini as Maestro Habram

Vittorio Corcelli

Vittorio Corcelli as Frate domenicano

Marco De Biagi

Marco De Biagi as Ercole d'Este

Alessandro Genovesi

Alessandro Genovesi as Ufficiale posto di guardia

Michael Aaron Lindner

Michael Aaron Lindner as Sottufficiale alemanno

Francesca Lonardelli

Francesca Lonardelli as Cortigiana

Paolo Magagna

Paolo Magagna as Francesco Maria della Rovere

Piergiorgio Maletti

Piergiorgio Maletti as Servitore particolare di Federico Gonzaga

Mauro Marani

Mauro Marani as Marito della cortigiana

Georgy Marino

Georgy Marino as Staffiere

Ilija Marshakov

Ilija Marshakov as Prete

Rocco Militano

Rocco Militano as Vicario

Nikolaus Moras

Nikolaus Moras as Zorzo Frundsberg

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