L'armata Brancaleone
Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli, Gian Maria Volonté, Maria Grazia Buccella
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Memorable Quotes
Branca, Branca, Branca! Leone, Leone, Leone!
Context
Sung whenever the group marches to a new location, often accompanied by cartoonish animation on screen.
Meaning
The group's rhythmic marching chant. It is meant to sound inspiring and martial but is performed by a ragged bunch of beggars, highlighting the gap between their image and reality.
Io vi sono duce! Io vi sono padre!
Context
Brancaleone asserting his authority over his unruly and disrespectful followers.
Meaning
"I am your leader! I am your father!" A parody of fascist and imperial rhetoric. Brancaleone uses the word "Duce" (Leader), which has heavy historical weight in Italy (Mussolini), mocking the desire for a strongman.
Poco tengo, poco dongo.
Context
Said when others ask him for money or resources.
Meaning
"I have little, I give little." A catchphrase of the miserly Jewish merchant, summarizing the economy of scarcity that defines the film's world.
- Who is that pale but appetizing one? - My sister. - No, I meant the other one beyond, the one with the whore's face. - My mother.
Context
Brancaleone spying on Teofilatto's family, trying to identify women to court.
Meaning
Illustrates Brancaleone's complete lack of social grace and the film's bawdy, irreverent humor regarding family and nobility.
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