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The Profession of Arms poster
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MASTER SCORE 73.0 / 100
2001·Drama / History / War·1h 45m

THE PROFESSION OF ARMS

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.

Above the Line
Ermanno Olmi·DirectorErmanno Olmi·WriterFabio Olmi·Director of PhotographyFabio Vacchi·Original Music ComposerPaolo Cottignola·Editor
Cast
Christo Jivkov·Giovanni De' MediciSergio Grammatico·Federico II GonzagaDimitar Ratchkov·Lucantonio CuppanoFabio Giubbani·Matteo CusastroSaša Vulićević·Pietro AretinoDesislava Tenekedjieva·Caterina De' MediciSandra Ceccarelli·Nobildonna di MantovaAldo Toscano·Aloisio GonzagaFranco Palmieri·Paolo GiovioFranco Andreani·Ambasciatore di Carlo V
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Ermanno Olmi·DirectorFederica Ciciarelli·Second Assistant DirectorFabrizia Iacona·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Ermanno Olmi·Writer
Camera· 3
Fabio Olmi·Director of PhotographyPhilippe Antonello·Still PhotographerFederico Ferrario·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Paolo Cottignola·EditorPasquale Cuzzupoli·Color Timer
Sound & Music· 2
Fabio Vacchi·Original Music ComposerFrancesco Liotard·Sound
Art & Design· 8
Doriana Kebedzhieva·Costume DesignCosimo Gomez·Art DirectionFrancesca Sartori·Costume DesignLuigi Marchione·Production DesignMassimo Santomarco·Set DecorationKrassimir Mihaylov·Makeup ArtistLuigi Marchione·Set DecorationGiulio Pezza·Makeup Department Head
Production· 9
Alessandro Calosci·Executive ProducerAlexander Metodiev·Executive ProducerRoberto Cicutto·ProducerLuigi Musini·ProducerIvana Kastratovic·Production CoordinatorMicaela Borgiotti·Unit ManagerBeatrice Biggi·Unit ManagerLeonida Copertino·Production SecretaryTino Polenghi·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 2
Marcello Buffa·Visual Effects SupervisorLorenzo Cera·Hair Department Head
By the Numbers
73.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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