[TNTVillage] L'Armata Brancaleone [XviD - Ita Mp3 - Sub Ita Eng De Es Fra]

The plot is structured as a series of sketches revolving about different parodies of the Middle Ages world: it is itself a parody of the classical knights' quest typical of Middle Ages tales. Age & Scarpelli devised for the characters a striking, mocking form of mixture of Italian (including its dialects) and Latin languages, which is probably the main feature of the film and one of the keys of its success. Gassman's overbearing and pompous recitation was also perfect for the role. The main musical theme of the film was also a great success.



According to Monicelli, the idea for the movie was spurred by a simple scene written by Age & Scarpelli, about two mediaeval peasants talking about women. He intervened suggesting to shot a movie avoiding the stereotypes of the usual Hollywood Middle Ages movies, which instead would show "the other face" of the era: poor people, underdogs, ignorance, mud, cold, misery.



There is no such stereotype left standing: the oppressed villagers are capable of violence themselves (they are prey to the bandits, but join them to attack their saving knight); the clergy, depicted by the allucinated monk, fanatical to the extreme, always capable of explaining misfortunes by "lack of faith" of his entourage; the miserly Jewish merchant; the heroin/princess in distress, which instead of ending up with the hero asks to be deflowered by another man just to annoy him. Finally, the archetypical medieval hero, the knight, has in the clueless Brancaleone its greater parody, always jeopardized by following his chilvary code of conduct; as for his dreams of glory, when he leads an army of underdogs that are a little more than a band of coward bandits which flee from fight and manipulate him.



The presence of underdogs and humiliated people was a constant presence in Monicelli's art, but in this case they are showed mainly from a comical side. Another important theme of the film is the male friendship, which was also an important element in movies such as La grande guerra and the later Amici miei.



Costumes that made Piero Gherardi win a Silver Ribbon in 1967 often provide a near surreal effect, particularly in the wedding banquet and Byzantine castle scenes.