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Vampire
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 Posted: 28-Feb-2004 05:44 Post subject: The profession of arms: movie review |
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A movie about mercenaries in Renaissance Italy?
where can I buy the tickets? It's one of my favorite periods and so far looks promising. Worth taking a look.
Il Mestiere Delle Armi
Drama, 1hr 41min
Hristo Jivkov, Sasa Vulicevic, Sandra Ceccarelli
Noted Italian director Ermanno Olmi uses a true story from the 16th century as a parable calling for contemporary disarmament in this historical drama. Giovanni De Medici (Hristo Jivkov) was a famed military leader who was the commander of the Black Band, a company who painted their armor black in order to allow them to travel unseen at night. In 1526, De Medici was in charge of an army of mercenaries hired by the Pope to prevent Italy from falling to German troops. During a heated battle with German forces, De Medici was struck by cannon fire in his upper legs. De Medici hoped there was some way his limbs could be saved, but when gangrene began to set in, they were amputated; however, it soon became obvious that it was too late; the infection was spreading through his body. For four days, De Medici bravely fought against the painful gangrene that was ravaging his system, and he often looked back on the awful toll of his life as a warrior as he struggled through his final hours. Il Mestiere Delle Armi was shown in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
I've reads the reviews in Italian and it seems it will be historically accurate and visually beautiful. Very likely slow movie with not as much battles as we would like, but I think it will be worth watching.
Found some reviews in English
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0245276/usercomments
[ This Message was edited by: Vampire on 2004-02-28 05:54 ]
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Vampire
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| Posted: 03-Apr-2004 17:36 Post subject: RE: The profession of arms: movie review |
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How wrong it was. This movie sucked.
No battles. No plot, just a series of flashbacks without any action or drama.
On the plus side, pretty costumes, armor, scenarios, and very cool lighting, or lack of it, it gaves a good feel or what it was like to live in "a world lit only by fire" wich would be useful for RPG campaigns in medieval settings.
It's useful as reference material for Mage: The Crusade, or a game in Renaissance Italy, but otherwise a waste of money , time and a great setting.
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