 In "Fantaghirò" the wicked Black Witch casts a spell to make Romualdo fall in love with her, so to hurt Fantaghirò.One more similarity is that both Desideria and Fantaghirò dress up as men so that they can fight in a tournament without anyone knowing that they are women.The film received generally favorable reviews from critics, and currently has a 68% score at Rotten Tomatoes from the general audience and a 6,6 ou of 10 on IMDb.