Beautiful film that appeals to all age groups including me a senior citizen . How many of us wish to be Mermaids without legs beyond fear and desire ? Many of us have been trauma bonded to tyrannical fathers or husbands who have no rightful guilt for those they have harmed . The king got it right in the end. William Hurt as priest and Pierce Brosnan as king played it real . Real tears . There are no more white sepulchers ( Versailles ) filled with dead mens bones