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Tale of Tales (2015)

R 05/14/2015 Romance, Fantasy, Horror 2h 14m
64%
User
Score
6.4/10
83%
72/100

Desire. Envy. Obsession.

Overview

The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter.

Matteo Garrone

Director

Ugo Chiti

Screenplay

Edoardo Albinati

Screenplay

Massimo Gaudioso

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Queen of Longtrellis

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

King of Strongcliff

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

King of Highhills

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Imma

Hayley Carmichael

Hayley Carmichael

Dora

Bebe Cave

Bebe Cave

Violet

Stacy Martin

Stacy Martin

Young Dora

Christian Lees

Christian Lees

Elias

Jonah Lees

Jonah Lees

Jonah

Media

Tale of Tales - Clip "When The Old Man" I HD I Sundance Selects

Tale of Tales - Clip "When The Old Man" I HD I Sundance Selects

Tale of Tales - Official Trailer I HD I Sundance Selects

Tale of Tales - Official Trailer I HD I Sundance Selects

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Reviews

A review by Reno

Written on December 4, 2016

**The flea, the flay and an offspring.**

It's shocking to find how much this film was underrated. Certainly it is not a fairytale like from the Disney production. That mean not for the children, but for the adults. Based on the collections of tales by some 17th century Italian poet. All the tales blended together so well, You won't even feel the familiarity with the original tale, because the modifications were at its best. So I appreciate the writer first, and then the director, followed by the actors.

Since the film has a multiple story narrative layer, like three, the opening and the ending was common to all. But soon after the initiative, the tales go separate ways with its own twists and turns and conclusion, till again falling back in the line to finish it off the film. First a...

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