The Cave of the Golden Rose

The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991)

22 Dec 1991 • Fantasy, Romance • 3h 20m
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During archery in a wood Princess Fantaghiro is discovered by the hostile king's son Romualdo. He is able to take a short look at her before she can escape and immediately falls in love with the unknown beauty. When Romulado challenges her father for a duel to end the bloody war between their people Fantaghiro is send out to fight him due to a prophecy. As Romualdo sees her dressed as a man he believes to recognize his beloved. So he tries everything to discover wether she is a man or a woman and prevent the duel. Fantaghiro starts to fall in love with him, too, but her sense of duty is strong. Will love bring them together or will it end as a tragedy?

Lamberto Bava
Director
Francesca Melandri (story and screenplay), Gianni Romoli (story and screenplay), Italo Calvino (short story "Fanta-Ghirò, persona bella")
Writer
Alessandra Martines, Mario Adorf, Kim Rossi Stuart, Ángela Molina
Starring

Language: Italian
Awards: 1 win.
Country: Italy
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7.5

IMDb (2355 votes)
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