History Series / Fantaghiro

* {{Shapeshifting}}: The white witch (turns into goose, knight, old guy, hot chick, old lady...). And the black witch as well (eagle, roses, cristal, Fantaghirò look alike...). Tarabas turns into an eagle.

* StayInTheKitchen: The King disappointment's worsens when Fantaghirò grows up refusing to be meek and obedient as all women in his kingdom are expected to be.

* AerithAndBob: The three princesses: Caterina, Carolina... Fantaghirò?
* AlliterativeName: Caterina and Carolina. Also Romulado, Cataldo and Ivaldo, his best friends.

* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler:Tarabas develops one for [[TheChosenOne Smeralda]]: By the end of the movie [[TranquilFury God help you if you try to harm that child]]]].

* BlackMagic: [[spoiler:Subversion - Tarabas can still use his extensive dark powers after his HeelFaceTurn, but chooses not to.]]

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:Xellesia turns out to be one in movie 4]].

** [[spoiler:Smeralda in the third is the child fated to destroy Tarabas' evil reign]].

* StayInTheKitchen: Th King disappointment worsens when Fantaghirò grows up refusing to be meek and obedient as all women in his kingdom are expected to be.

* WomanInWhite: The White Witch.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: the White Witch/White Knight is the BigGood of the first two movies, but pissing her off is a REALLY bad idea, as the army general ([[spoiler: who gets TakenForGranite]]) and the Black Witch ([[spoiler: who gets [[LiterallyShatteredLives DISINTEGRATED]]!]]) discover.

* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler:Tarabas develops one for [[TheChosenOne Smeralda]]: by the end of the movie [[TranquilFury god help you if you try to harm that child]]]].

* CardCarryingVillain: the Black Witch, in stark contrast with the slightly more realistic (the army general in the first movie) or nuanced (Tarabas) main villains of the series, is a full-blown cartoon villain the likes of [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]] or [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], from the pointless nastiness to the hamminess. Hell, in her first appearance she hammily boasts about how evil and nasty and unbearable she is!

** [[spoiler:Smeralda in the third is the child fated to destroy Tarabas' evil reign]]

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:The Black Queen. Her power is weaker in films 3 and 4 so she is compelled to follow heroes but she doesn't want to help them, sometimes betrays them, and regrets her power and villainy. Then in film 5, she sentences Fantaghirò to death.]]
* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Tarabas in movie 3, and ''he doesn't know'': he was raised to be the most evil wizard ''ever'' while being a good person all along. He usually KickTheDog and PetTheDog at the same time]].

* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Smeralda has her parents killed and her kingdom destroyed]], while[[spoiler:Tarabas was raised without any affection and cursed to [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting shift into a monster]] if he tries to kiss his loved ones]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the end, Angelica and Romualdo [[spoiler: end up not having to do it.]]

* KissOfLife: What all the women in the kingdom try to do for Romualdo after he turns into a statue and Fantaghirò fails to cure him this way. It's actually [[spoiler:''Tarabas''']] kiss to save him.

** At the end of film 2, [[spoiler: Fantaghir&ograve realises that under the "Black King" helmet and loud voice, it's her {{Brainwashed}} dad.]]

* RedemptionQuest: End of movie 3 for [[spoiler: Tarabas.]]

!! Tropes in ''Fantaghirò'':

* CardCarryingVillain: the Black Witch, in stark contrast with the slightly more realistic(the army general in the first movie) or nuanced(Tarabas) main villains of the series, is a full-blown cartoon villain the likes of [[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]] or [[TheLittleMermaid Ursula]], from the pointless nastiness to the hamminess, hell in her first appearance she hammily boasts about how evil and nasty and unbearable she is!

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, BetaCouple{{s}} Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Not only Fantaghirò and her older sisters, but also little princess Smeralda in film 3 and Angelica in film 4 (not to mention princes, like Romualdo).

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, BetaCouple[[s]] Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, [[BetaCouples]] Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, [BetaCouples] Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, BetaCouples Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, {BetaCouples} Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

Broadcast in several countries (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland etc.), especially near Christmas. [[FanonDiscontinuity The fans think that it was ruined by the fifth film]] (the ending, in fact) in 1996, even the director Lamberto Bava has said he wishes could shoot another sequel to correct it. Too many years have passed, unfortunately, unless [[TheOtherDarrin they decide to recast.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Even when being called the EvilSorcerer / EvilOverlord of '''EVIL''', Tarabas has a track record of: protesting against his mother killing prisoners and {{Mook}}s, trying to earn the trust of children he kidnapped (though conjuring up candy might not have been the best of ideas), saving his adversary several times and falling in love with her in the process, releasing Fantaghirò of her AndNowYouMustMarryMe promise...

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Tarabas, Lightning and Bolt the moment they realized they actually have a choice.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:The Black Queen. Her power is weaker in films 3 and 4 so she is compelled to follow heroes but she doesn't want to help them, sometimes betrays them, and regrets her power and villainy. Then in film 5 she sentences Fantaghirò to death.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the end, Angelica and Romualdo [[spoiler:end up not having to do it.]]

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also, {{BetaCouples}} Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.

** At the end of film 2, [[spoiler:Fantaghirò realises that under the "Black King" helmet and loud voice, it's her {{Brainwashed}} dad.]]
** At the end of film 4,[[spoiler:Tarabas and Darken are sword duelling, and Darken shows that his younger self looked like Tarabas. Then Xellesia enters and yells the reason: "Don't kill him, he's your father!"]]

* PrincessClassic: Caterina, Carolina and Angelica.

* RebelliousPrincess: Fantaghirò (It's even the title of the first movie). And Smeralda, as well: she often uses a slingshot and wears trousers like Fantaghirò. Both are TomboyPrincess.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath:[[spoiler: Xellesia. In the fourth film she confesses that she has always loved Tarabas but has had to keep her love hidden from him. She proves this by sacrificing herself so that Tarabas can escape to safety.]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: ''Everything'' in the first movie. Even the pets (the loyal Carolina likes dogs, the intelligent Caterina likes cats, and the goose befriended by Fantaghirò is sacred to Juno, ''queen'' of the gods) and the clothing (the King and Fantaghirò, his future heir, both dress in the same tonality of blue).

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's pronounced 'Fantagaro' in french. And the title was Cavern of the golden rose, referring to the beginning of film 1.

* VillainDecay: The Black Witch. Because she does help Fantaghirò in third film, albeit reluctantly, her evil powers are weakened. In the fourth and fifth films she constantly tries to get back at Fantaghirò so she can be all-powerful again.

* YoungestChildWins: Fantaghirò, the third princess.

* AbsenteeActor: Kim Rossi Stuart (Romualdo) in the last three films (and he's not at all in the fifth film). It was explained by his transformation into a statue, [[spoiler:then in an ugly dwarf]].

** Film 5 : The [[ImAHumanitarian Ogre]] "No Name" .

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Carolina, Caterina and Fantaghirò. They're BeautyBrainsAndBrawn, too. Note that Fantaghirò was a brunette as a child, and her red hair becomes dark when it's cut down.

** It's a tradition of the reign that female wouldn't be taught to read or write, and even if they were able to, they couldn't unless told so by a man.
* BrainyBrunette: Caterina. Her intelligence is her main quality, like good looks for Carolina and rebellious temper for Fantaghirò.

* InadequateInheritor: The King feels his daughters are this, because they're females.

* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Smeralda has her parents killed and her kingdom destroyed]], while[[spoiler:Tarabas was raised without any affection and cursed to [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting shift in an monster]] if try to kiss his loved ones]].

* LoveAtFirstSight: Romualdo and Fantaghirò. Also {{BetaCouple}}s Catherina/Cataldo and Carolina/Ivaldo.
* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Angelica falls in love with Tarabas based on the books she reads about him - you know, those describing him as the [[EvilSorcerer Darkest of Wizards, Ultimate Evil, etc.]] She purposely tries to have a MeetCute moment with him, encourages him to use BlackMagic whenever possible, wants to be his DarkMistress and tries to pull a MurderTheHypotenuse when Fantaghirò arrives. [[{{Yandere}} She then searches the world for him despite hearing from the man himself that he doesn't love her]] she gets better). [[spoiler:Eventually, she quite happily agrees to wait to be his SecondLove.]]

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Fantaghirò, and she can't learn dark magic because of that.

* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: The four demons on horses at the beggining of film 4.

* PairTheSpares: Done rather well, actually - Angelica's childish love for Tarabas develops into a genuine desire for him to be happy, even if not with her, while Tarabas learns to distinguish between positive emotions and lets go of his unrequited love for Fantaghirò We don't see if TheyDo... but they're on their way.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Fantaghirò, and she can't learn dark magic because of that.

* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: The four demons on horses at the beggining of film 4.

* PairTheSpares: Done rather well, actually - Angelica's childish love for Tarabas develops into a genuine desire for him to be happy, even if not with her, while Tarabas learns to distinguish between positive emotions and lets go of his unrequited love for Fantaghirò We don't see if TheyDo... but they're on their way.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: the White Witch/White Knight is the BigGood of the first two movies, but pissing her off is a REALLY bad idea, as the army general([[spoiler: who gets TakenForGranite]]) and the Black Witch([[spoiler: who gets [[LiterallyShatteredLives DISINTEGRATED]]!]]) discover.

** Film 3: The sorceror Tarabas and his mother Xellesia.

* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: One of Fantaghirò's punishments as a child, toghether with being put into a well. The King, however, looks very heartwarmed when he discovers Carolina and Caterina giving food to their little sister and doesn't say anything.

* {{Fauxreigner}}: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/photo-1303847-L_5476.png Princess Angelica's kingdom is made to look like Asia.]] But actors are caucasians.

* ImportantHaircut: Fantaghirò did it in the first film in a Joan of Arc style. Later she does it again every time she's going to war. Oddly, her hair is suddenly long again in final scenes, [[AWizardDidit even thought they're not flashforwards.]]
* InadequateInheritor: The King feels his daugthers are this, because they're females.

* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Angelica falls in love with Tarabas based on the books she reads about him - you know, those describing him as the [[EvilSorcerer Darkest of Wizards, Ultimate Evil, etc.]] She purposely tries to have a MeetCute moment with him, encourages him to use BlackMagic whenever possible, wants to be his DarkMistress and tries to pull a MurderTheHypotenuse when Fantaghirò arrives. [[{{Yandere}} She then searches the world for him despite hearing from the man himself that he doesnt love her]] she gets better). [[spoiler:Eventually, she quite happily agrees to wait to be his SecondLove.]]

* PairTheSpares: Done rather well, actually - Angelica's childish love for Tarabas develops into a genuine desire for him to be happy, even if not with her, while Tarabas learns to distinguish between positive emotions and lets go of his unrequired love for Fantaghirò. We don't see if TheyDo... but they're on their way.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's pronounced 'Fantagaro' in french. And the title was Cavern of the golden rose, referring to the begining of film 1.

* VillainDecay: The Black Witch. Because she does help Fantaghirò in third film, albeit reluctantly, her evil powers are weakened. In the fourth and fifth films she constantly tries to get back at Fantaghirò so she can be all powerful again.

* JerkassFacade: [[spoiler:Tarabas in movie 3, and ''he doesn't know'': he was raised to be the most evil wizard ''ever'' while being a good person all along. He usually KickTheDog and PetTheDog at the same time]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Tarabas is completely [[SociallyInept socially inept]], [[spoiler:especially after the [[HeelFaceTurn heel face turn]]]]. Same thing for Lightning and Bolt.

* AbsenteeActor: Kim Rossi Stuart (Romualdo) in the last three films (and he's not at all in the fifth film). It was explained by his transformation into a statue, [[spoiler: then in an ugly dwarf]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Tarabas is completely [[SociallyInept socially inept]], [[spoiler: especially after the [[HeelFaceTurn heel face turn]]]]. Same thing for Lightning and Bolt.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Tarabas, after his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: Tarabas develops one for [[TheChosenOne Smeralda]]: [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the movie]] [[TranquilFury god help you]] [[BerserkButton if you try to harm]] [[KnightTemplarBigBrother that child]]]].

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Carolina, Caterina and Fantaghirò. They're BeautyBrainsAndBrawn, too.
** Note that Fantaghirò was a brunette as a child, and her red hair becomes dark when it's cut down.
* BlackMagic: [[spoiler: Subversion - Tarabas can still use his extensive dark powers after his HeelFaceTurn, but chooses not to.]]

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Xellesia turns out to be one in movie 4]].

* CoolSword
* DarkIsNotEvil: Even when being called the EvilSorcerer / EvilOverlord of '''EVIL''', Tarabas has a track record of: protesting against his mother killing prisoners and {{Mook}}s, trying to earn the trust of children he kidnapped (though conjuring up candy might not have been the best of ideas), saving his adversary several times and falling in love with her in the process, releasing Fantaghirò of her AndNowYouMustMarryMe promise... ...

* EvilLaugh: Again, the Dark Witch.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Subverted - it seems Prince Parsel was the EvilSorcerer all along... except he just used him as a "means of travel."]]
* FairyTale

* FeministFantasy

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Tarabas, Lightning and Bolt the moment they realized they actually have a choice.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler: The Black Queen. Her power is weaker in films 3 and 4 so she is compelled to follow heroes but she doesn't want to help them, sometimes betrays them, and regrets her power and villainy. Then in film 5 she sentences Fantaghirò to death.]]

* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: Tarabas, whenever kissed out of love. A meta version is Romualdo, due to an AbsenteeActor.]]
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Smeralda has her parents killed and her kingdom destroyed]], while[[spoiler: Tarabas was raised without any affection and cursed to [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting shift in an monster]] if try to kiss his loved ones]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the end, Angelica and Romualdo [[spoiler: end up not having to do it.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The King in the first movie.
* JerkassFacade: [[spoiler: Tarabas in movie 3, and ''he doesn't know'': he was raised to be the most evil wizard ''ever'' while being a good person all along. He usually KickTheDog and PetTheDog at the same time]].
* KissOfLife: What all the women in the kingdom try to do for Romualdo after he turns into a statue and Fantaghirò fails to cure him this way.
** HilariousInHindsight when you realized it's actually [[spoiler: ''Tarabas''']] kiss to save him.

* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Angelica falls in love with Tarabas based on the books she reads about him - you know, those describing him as the [[EvilSorcerer Darkest of Wizards, Ultimate Evil, etc.]] She purposely tries to have a MeetCute moment with him, encourages him to use BlackMagic whenever possible, wants to be his DarkMistress and tries to pull a MurderTheHypotenuse when Fantaghirò arrives. [[{{Yandere}} She then searches the world for him despite hearing from the man himself that he doesnt love her]] she gets better). [[spoiler: Eventually, she quite happily agrees to wait to be his SecondLove.]]

** At the end of film 2, [[spoiler: Fantaghirò realises that under the "Black King" helmet and loud voice, it's her {{Brainwashed}} dad.]]
** At the end of film 4,[[spoiler: Tarabas and Darken are sword duelling, and Darken shows that his younger self looked like Tarabas. Then Xellesia enters and yells the reason: "Don't kill him, he's your father!"]]

* NoNameGiven: The film 5 BigBad.
** Also the King, the Dark Witch and the White Witch.

* PrinceCharming: Romualdo.

* RebelliousPrincess / BadassPrincess: Fantaghirò (It's even the title of the first movie). And Smeralda, as well: she often uses a slingshot and wears trousers like Fantaghirò. Both are TomboyPrincess.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

* {{Shapeshifting}} : The white witch (turns into goose, knight, old guy, hot chick, old lady...). And the black witch as well (eagle, roses, cristal, Fantaghirò look alike...). Tarabas turns into an eagle.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler: Tarabas]]
* SweetPollyOliver: The three princesses in the first film, who are going to war as "knights" disguised in full armours.
** Then Romualdo gets SweetOnPollyOliver.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath:[[spoiler: Xellesia]]

* StayInTheKitchen: Fantaghirò's father tries.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler: Tarabas]]

** It's a tradition of the reing that female weren't teach to read or write, and even if they able to, they can't unless told so by a man.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Kim Rossi Stuart [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/romualdo05_7917.jpg (Romualdo)]] and Nicholas Rogers [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tarabas1_7363.jpg (Tarabas)]]. The female viewers were divided between [[OlderThanTheyThink Team Tarabas and Team Romualdo]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Fantaghirò was Anne d'Autriche, Romualdo played Jesus, The Black Queen was Red Sonja, and Xellesia a James Bond's girl.

* AnimatedAdaptation: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAaix8fx_6M Ressemblance is very lousy.]]

An Italian live-action series of the 1990s, of romantic fantasy.

* ActionGirl: [[HotChickWithASword Fantaghirò]]. She only wears dresses [[TheLadette when she's compelled to.]]