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Hearts and Armour is a italien film of genre Fantasy directed by Giacomo Battiato released in USA on 21 september 1983 with Zeudi Araya

Hearts and Armour (1983)

Hearts and Armour
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Released in USA 21 september 1983
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure
Rating56% 2.802832.802832.802832.802832.80283

Hearts and Armour (Italian: ''I paladini - Storia d'armi e d'amori'') is a 1983 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is loosely based on the stories of the Paladins especially the epic poem Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

The film was generally panned by critics, but appreciated on its visual side. The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "The settings are sensational, the costumes are magnificent. The story, on the other hand, is almost non-existent". Hearts and Armour won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes.



^ Donald Beecher, Massimo Ciavolella, Roberto Fedi. Ariosto Today: Contemporary Perspectives. University of Toronto Press, 2003. ISBN 0802029671.

^ "I Paladini di Battiato combattono in splendenti armature senz'anima". La Stampa. Nov 25, 1983. p. 21.

^ Susie Eisenhuth (Nov 27, 1983). "Medieval romp silly, but a visual wow". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.

Synopsis

Le film est vaguement basé sur les histoires des paladins, en particulier sur le poème épique Orlando furioso de Ludovico Ariosto.

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