For Love and Gold (1966)
A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.
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Don't Believe the Hype
disgusting, overrated, pointless
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
I saw this film in an Algerian cinema in 1967 - it was dubbed in French (so the cod-Latin/Italian invented language was lost on me) and I think I was the only person laughing. It was a cinema in Constantine (east Algeria) - well before any religious unpleasantness which would account for there being some people buying tickets. I believe it was the inspiration for The Holy Grail. I thought it was a complete spoof, little realising, until I returned to England, that there was a whole "genre" I knew nothing about. A "genre" that seemed to be taking itself seriously when in the hands of Leone. Someone, please, tell me there is a DVD available.
"Branca,branca,branca - Leon,Leon,Leon...Brancaleone da norcha..."Unforgettable... I have seen this film almost 35 years ago and I cannot forget it,and the acting of Gian Maria Volonte.Unfortunately,nowadays it seems impossible to see this movie again.I searched the web for a photo of Gian Maria and found nothing but 2 or 3 photos.This great actor should have a gallery of photos.I would not hesitate to compare this film to Don Quixode and in my own opinion rate it even higher. According to me this film is a world classic and should be available for everyone to see. Using nowadays technology this should be no problem.
"L'Armata Brancaleone" is an absolute comedy masterpiece. Its surreal medieval world is incredibly deep and funny. The story is summarized here at IMDB, so it's not necessary to repeat it. The main comic device is based on the contrast between the heroic world that the charachters try to master (paladins, knights' tournaments, kings etc) and their actual miserable conditions. The only problem with this movie for non-italian speakers is the language: the authors re-created a mock medieval language (using ancient italian, latin and italian dialects) which is absolutely flamboyant. This particular language (very difficult to understand if you're not italian native speaker) and Vittorio Gassman make this movie one of the best comedies of the 20th century. Thanks to Mario Monicelli, the great film director.
I take the risk of annoying most people but it must be said: in order to get the full flavour of the fun in this movie you should have a really good knowledge of the Italian language, and view the film in original. It is hard even for an Italian to understand some of the dialogues, while they rapidly switch from Gassman's impeccable proto-Italian with strong Latin influences (spoken in such a serious manner as to result irresistibly comic), to Abacuc's Jewish version thereof, to the other characters' strong rural poor-man's accent.In this movie, and in the delectable sequel "Brancaleone alle Crociate", Gassman is at the top of his skill as an actor. This is somehow like acting the "Fifteen Minutes Hamlet" without even remotely smiling, but giving a serious, professional performance. Only someone who is truly great can do the buffoon like this without appearing histrionic, or ridiculous.