The Cave of the Golden Rose

Fantaghirò, alternately titled The Cave of the Golden Rose, is an Italian fantasy series consisting of five television films directed by Lamberto Bava and released between 1991 and 1996. The first film was originally based on Italo Calvino's Fanta-Ghiro the Beautiful, before splitting in its own direction in the sequels, and takes place in a fairy tale setting, featuring princesses, princes, witches, wizards and talking animals. Highly popular in Italy during the 1990s, it was loosely adapted into a cartoon series of the same title and there also have been abortive plans for further film entries.