Tale of Tales
– From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion..
From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.
22 Apr 2016
English, Russian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Matteo Garrone
Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Giambattista Basile (loosely based on the novel by)
Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly
The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini will play a street circus family. In one tale Salma Hayek will play a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.
21 wins & 15 nominations.
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