The Profession of Arms
2001 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,976 VOTES · DIR. Ermanno Olmi
Overview
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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00:00:26 Who created these horrible weapons?
00:02:36 as you are
00:04:36 in Mântua, in the last day of November.
00:07:12 polished all of his weaponry
00:10:02 Not for a long time.
00:14:03 when you make me a request that I can't fulfill.
00:16:15 to get rid of the pontifical soldiers.
00:19:04 is to bear the disgrace of my husband.
00:23:03 nothing happened in here
00:26:04 They located Frundsberg in the road of Mântua.
00:29:00 We're living times of ignorance
00:33:08 ANd your father, that pig.
00:36:28 Or tomorrow i'll cut your throats, starting from the vicar.
00:39:57 Or send you to hell to burn your ass.
00:44:14 If he had talked to us
00:52:26 Load!
00:57:43 TO exterminate the people in this world.
01:04:41 and no one shows so powerful weapons paid by the church
01:07:27 Messer Gonzaga
01:09:37 I wouldn't be seen
01:15:10 Ask me anything now
01:28:59 so fast in a disgrace.
01:32:29 Have mercy of me, Lord.
01:35:45 and then conquered the city of Rome