Tale of Tales (2015) ( Il racconto dei racconti )

Tale of Tales (2015) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Il racconto dei racconti
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
128 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2015 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Matteo Garrone

Written By:
Giambattista Basile
Edoardo Albinati

Actors:
Salma Hayek ..... Queen of Longtrellis
Vincent Cassel ..... King of Strongcliff
Toby Jones ..... King of Highhills
John C. Reilly ..... King of Longtrellis
Shirley Henderson ..... Imma
Hayley Carmichael ..... Dora
Bebe Cave ..... Violet
Stacy Martin ..... Young Dora
Christian Lees ..... Elias
Jonah Lees ..... Jonah
Laura Pizzirani ..... Jonah's Mother
Franco Pistoni ..... Necromancer
Jessie Cave ..... Fenizia
Alba Rohrwacher ..... Circus Owner
Massimo Ceccherini ..... Circus Owner

Synopsis:

Once upon a time there were three neighboring kingdoms each with a magnificent castle, from which ruled kings and queens, princes and princesses. One king was a fornicating libertine, another captivated by a strange animal, while one of the queens was obsessed by her wish for a child. Sorcerers and fairies, fearsome monsters, ogres and old washerwomen, acrobats and courtesans are the protagonists of this loose interpretation of the celebrated tales of Giambattista Basile.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 May, 2020.