The Profession of Arms (2001 film)

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

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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

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* 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

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* 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[1]

## See also

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* Condottieri (1937)
* The Violent Patriot (1956)

## References

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

## External links

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* The Profession of Arms at IMDb

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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

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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)
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* Caro diario (1994)
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* 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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