Hearts and Armour

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]

Hearts and Armour
French theatrical poster
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 (1983-09-21) (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] Starburst said it's "the best film to come out of Italy in a long while."^[4] Hearts and Armour won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes.^[5] A much longer version of the film was broadcast as a mini-series on Italian television.

Cast

• Zeudi Araya as Marfisa
• Barbara De Rossi as Bradamante
• Rick Edwards as Rolando
• Ronn Moss as Ruggiero
• Maurizio Nichetti as Atlante
• Tanya Roberts as Isabella
• Giovanni Visentin as Gano
• Tony Vogel as Ferraù
• Leigh McCloskey as Rinaldo
• Lina Sastri as Maga
• Lucien Bruchon as Aquilante
• Alfredo Bini as King Cristiano
• Pier Luigi Conti (Al Cliver) as Selvaggio