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for me, one of the lovely memory. the metamorphosis and the similarities with Romanian fairy tales. the actors giving the right expected characters. the beauty of Michelle Pheipher as dove. Rutger Hauer as the brave man, looking the love of his life. and, not the last, magnificent Gaston of Matthew Broderick. the fight between good and evil. in delicate, touching, convincing colors. the Medieval air for a story out of time. a film for dreamers. and lovers. and the searchers of the flavor of childhood memories. maybe, a small gem. or, just a lovely memory from an unique golden age because the tension, the humor, the deep emotion, maybe the tears are the embroidery who reflects the spirit of this beautiful/maybe not great, film.

The leads are physically beautiful almost beyond film comparison. Their moral-spiritual characters match, which should make the film corny. The plot is preposterous, but the main characters, Isabeau and Gaston, prosecute their roles with such unfailing intensity you can't help but accept the nonsense. What is Ferris Bueller doing in medieval France, though? Perhaps the film needs some salty leavening, and at least he makes the plot work a little more efficiently. Overall, I don't have a rational judgement to make but a purely emotional one: I can never forget this film. It has haunted me since the first time I saw it. And that is all down to the pure intensity of Hauer and Pfeiffer.

After hearing of his death yesterday, I bought "Blade Runner" on Amazon and rented "Ladyhawke" to re-watch two terrific performances by Mr. Hauer. His death scene in Blade Runner is the most wrenching and haunting scene I've ever seen on film. His performance in the fairy tale Ladyhawke was enchanting and charismatic. Nobody quite like him.His gift to us was to convey the essence of humanity through his art.