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.[1]
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Directed by | Giacomo Battiato |
Written by | Giacomo Battiato |
Based on | Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto |
Produced by | Nicola Carraro |
Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | David A. Hughes Martin Cooper |
Production company | Vides Cinematografica |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. (U.S.) |
Release date | September 21, 1983 (Italy) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Languages | English Italian |
The film was generally panned by critics, but appreciated on its visual side.[2] The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "The settings are sensational, the costumes are magnificent. The story, on the other hand, is almost non-existent".[3] Hearts and Armour won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes.[4] A much longer version of the film was broadcast as a mini-series on Italian television.
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