FANTAGHIRò IS BACK ON TV: THIS IS WHAT WE LEARNED FROM 90S FANTASY

The Fantaghirò saga is back on the air starting today. The cult mini TV series, broadcast for the first time on 22 and 23 December 1991, returns to Italia 1, unfortunately at an unusual time. A great effort is required for true nostalgics because, if they want to admire the amazing adventures of this medieval fantasy, they will be forced to set the alarm even on holidays: the 5 episodes, in fact, will be broadcast from today, December 23, to 27 to starting from 7.30 in the morning.

But who are we to refuse to get up at 7 to watch Fantaghirò? Here, then, we retrace here the most significant teachings of this fairy tale inspired by the tale Fanta-Ghirò, beautiful person by Italo Calvino and the collection of the late 19th century "Sixty popular Montalese novels".

Fantaghirò: the medieval 1968

Fantaghirò is champion of the ante-litteram feminist movement. Since we Italians could not be outdone compared to the French and the Chinese, here we have created the Neapolitan version, respectively, of Lady Oscar and Mulan (causing many doubts in many men about their own sexuality). I will fantasize, in fact, he should have been born a man, as his father, ruler of the kingdom, could not accept yet another daughter after the previous two. But here is again a little girl who, however, spontaneously dedicates herself to notoriously masculine activities (at least in those days) such as reading and using weapons (for good). She rebels against her father's directives that want her to be dedicated to sewing and cooking and, after cutting off her long curls and wearing the armor, she sets out to restore peace with the enemy kingdom.

The bowl cut

I do not know if all our mothers were avid fans of Fantaghirò, the fact is that, if you notice, we children of the 90s CASUALLY all share an infamous past of which photos are still witnessed to be kept as a warning for when we will be parents: we are talking about the bowl cut. The hairdresser, in practice, took a bowl, put it on our head and began to cut our hair following the perimeter of the aforementioned instrument and, at the same time, looking at the photo of the medieval heroine. We, unaware of what this hairstyle would have entailed in the our life, we became aware of the trauma only at a mature age, still struggling to metabolize it. (I would venture here the meme of Antonio Zequila screaming "Never again").

Be wary of too beautiful

The aesthetic aspect is not everything, indeed, sometimes it is good to be wary of those who are excessively beautiful and this saga also demonstrates it. Fantaghirò, during the 5 episodes, has to do only with men of rare beauty (stratospheric bonazzi, let's face it), like Romualdo, ruler of the antagonist kingdom with whom he falls in love after a look that lasted 10 seconds and with whom he will marry later various vicissitudes), played by Kim Rossi Stuart, and Tarabas (the villain who falls in love with her and, therefore, converts and redeems), played by Nicholas Rogers. These two men accelerated our heartbeat every time they appeared on the screen, however, if we pay attention to the unfolding of the plot and do not get distracted by their clear eyes, we realize the problems that they bring with them. Romualdo, objectively, is good for nothing and, moreover, he falls into all the traps, forcing his beauty to face journeys and challenges to go and save him. She lets herself be kidnapped, her memory erased, she's transformed into a statue, now, it's okay that Fantaghirò is an independent woman and she certainly doesn't need a prince from whom to be saved, but a minimum of collaboration is always accepted. Tarabas, on the other hand, not only risks turning into a monster at any moment, but, at the age of 30 or more, he is discovered still living with his mother Xellesia, a despotic woman of whom he is clearly dominated. Escape while there is time.

Are we sure that healthy eating is good for you?

I doubt why, in the fifth film of Fantaghirò, a distant kingdom is devastated by an army of malignant vegetables and fruits that cause panic among the inhabitants and feed the children to a ruthless pirate. Fruits and vegetables, not chocolate bars and slices of pizza. Coincidences? I do not think so.

It is true that animals are often better than people

Although Fantaghirò is skilled in the use of weapons, in the end, he manages to save himself from dangerous situations especially thanks to the help of magical animals, always ready to rush to their rescue (as opposed to Romualdo's unfortunate one). This teaches us that we damsels certainly do not need the charming prince riding his white horse, in fact, even just the white horse is enough for us, preferably with a word.