The Profession of Arms

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Christo JivkovGiovanni De' Medici

Sergio GrammaticoFederico II Gonzaga

Dimitar RatchkovLucantonio Cuppano

Fabio Giubbani

Fabio GiubbaniMatteo Cusastro

Saša VulićevićPietro Aretino

Desislava TenekedjievaCaterina De' Medici

Sandra CeccarelliNobildonna di Mantova

Aldo ToscanoAloisio Gonzaga

Franco PalmieriPaolo Giovio

Franco Andreani

Franco AndreaniAmbasciatore di Carlo V

Kalin Arsov

Kalin ArsovBarcarolo

Giancarlo Belelli

Giancarlo BelelliAlfonso d'Este