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The bishop's woman?

posted 8 years ago by kbmls3
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Just re-watched this movie after not having seen it since it first came out on VHS. One thing I didn't notice 20 years ago that caught my attention this time: the dancing woman in the Bishop's garden. Amazon video refers to her as "the Bishop's woman." She's wearing a dress with fabric wings and the Bishop appears to be feeding her as she's dancing. Was he play acting, pretending that the woman was Isabeau in hawk form?

I knew this guy was a creep, but that scene really threw me for a loop.

[–] smoko 7 years ago

@kbmls3 Was he play acting, pretending that the woman was Isabeau in hawk form?
Yep. The feathers on her dress make it clear that he was fantasizing about her being Isabeau. I've heard of furry fans, but this is ridiculous.

Fun fact: Nanà Cecchi, who played Bishop's Woman, was also the movie's costume designer.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

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