Ermanno Olmi – Il mestiere delle armi AKA The Profession of Arms (2001) (HD)
Ermanno Olmi’s PROFESSION OF ARMS adds significantly to the reputation of one of the most distinctive Italian filmmakers of the post-war period. Olmi established his career with a number of beautifully observed studies of ordinary people, culminating in his winning the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes for “‘L’albero degli zoccoli’ The Tree of Wooden Clogs” in 1978. His subsequent work focused on historical subjects, leading to this magnificent film, one of the best Italian productions in years. As usual, Olmi concentrates on the grey landscapes of his native Padana plains, engulfed in a swirling fog domineering the human figures which move through it, in an atmosphere of timeless touches of melancholy. As in its former masterpiece, he successfully tries to paint a picture of the characters’ feelings and strivings through the pitfalls of a difficult existence, devoid of any intrinsic meaning. The film is rather an attempt to represent the reality of human loneliness and meaninglessness within a particular historical setting: that of a time when soldiery was still a “mestiere”, a job, a professional choice devoid of the religious overtones which national myths have impressed on it in later times.
Il mestiere delle armi 2001 1080p BluRay DD+5.1 x264-Mdr.mkv
General
Container: Matroska
Runtime: 1 h 45 min
Size: 13.6 GiB
Video
Codec: x264
Resolution: 1920x1038
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Frame rate: 24.000 fps
Bit rate: 17.5 Mb/s
BPP: 0.366
Audio
#1: Italian 5.1ch E-AC-3 @ 1 024 kb/s
Language(s):Italian
Subtitles:English SRT
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