L'armata Brancaleone
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Memorable Quotes
Branca, Branca, Branca! Leone, Leone, Leone!
— The Army (Chant)
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!
— Brancaleone
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.
— Abacuc
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.
— Brancaleone & Teofilatto
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.