Fantaghir%C3%B2 (film)

Fantaghir aka The Cave of the Golden Rose is a fantasy television film produced by Reteitalia, directed by Lamberto Bava and starring Alessandra Martines. It originally aired in 1991 as a twoparter, and hence has been known in certain video releases and airings as doubleset of Fantaghirand Fantaghirnot to be confused with the sequel, Fantaghir 2. It is the first installment in the Fantaghir seris and is loosely based on the Italian folktale FantaGhiro the Beautiful.

Fantaghir secretly learns to fight when she befriends the White Knight, a mysterious warrior whom she meets in the forest. As they are training, she briefly crosses paths with King Romualdo, the ruler of a neighbouring enemy kingdom. Romualdo is enchanted by Fantaghirs eyes, but is unaware that they belong to the daughter of his sworn enemy.Romualdo, who is tired of the centuriesold war between the two kingdoms, sends an offer of a single duel to determine the outcome of the war. Fantaghirs father, the King, is told by the magical White Witch that only one of his daughters can win the duel. Seeing no other option, the King commands Fantaghir and her two sisters Catherine and Caroline to dress up as knights so that one may fight Romualdo. They agree to keep the identity of the three knights secret, in case Romualdo would refuse to fight a woman. While Caterina and Carolina complain about the hot and heavy armour, Fantaghir relishes the opportunity and cuts her hair to make her look like a boy. ........

Source: Wikipedia