Anybody understood the ending?
What did Isabeau hold out to the Bishop and what was her purpose to him?
Why did she cut her hair? Was it her way of mourning the fact that she is separated from her lover?
I still root for a prequel.
What she held out to the Bishop was a leather strap that falconers use to restrain their birds. The symbolic meaning was 'I am free, now.'
As for cutting her hair, it was short throughout the movie; it was 'feathered,' which was a very popular style, at the time, symbolizing her connection to the hawk that she transformed into.
As always, I could be wrong. As usual, I probably am.
- Crazy. All crazy but I'm.
When a falconer wants to keep his bird quiet, he'll put a leather hood over his head. A bird of prey won't hunt what it can't see. Another restraint is leather straps on the bird's feet. This is what Isabeau contemptuously dropped in front of the bishop.
I think she cut her hair because in her wanderings with Navarre while they were still under the curse, Isabeau may have found it expedient to occasionally disguise herself as a man. It would have been easier with short hair.