So similar to Flesh+Blood

Both films are 16th century tales in Catholic countries (Flesh+Blood takes place in Italy) that are full of sex and the slaughter of civilians.

Both films have a older successful military leader who is tired of causing carnage (in both films a brave young woman is badly harmed by him) and he wants nothing more than a peaceful retirement. In Flesh+Blood this good man is forced out of retirement to help a hapless nobleman's son (he had not only worked for the nobleman but may have also in the past tutored the son). The son's blond princess bride has been kidnapped by mercenaries and her 'honor' is at stake.

In both films the nobleman's son is brave and duty bound but lacks the extreme cool macho of the man that the princess bride most wants to bed. Both sons are jealous but still willing to forgive their princess bride.

Both princess brides have much more pride and passion than true innocence. But the bride in Flesh+Blood has the sense to accept the forgiveness and reject the dashing leader of the mercenaries. She seems to have a much more promising future that the French Princess.