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Sea monsters, monarchs, ogres and sorcerers. Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly star in this breathtaking Baroque fantasy from the visionary director of “Gomorrah.” “Tale of Tales” is based on 3 spellbinding stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile. It unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the (mis)adventures of 3 kings. In the kingdom of Darkwood, the King (John C. Reilly) and his Queen (Salma Hayek) attempt to conceive a child through very unusual means. Meanwhile, in Highhills, the none-too-bright monarch (Toby Jones) marries off his daughter to brutal ogre while developing a strange obsession with breeding a giant flea. The sex-obsessed crown of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel) is in for a shock when the woman he falls in love with is not quite what she seems. This intoxicating cinematic spectacle is full of surreal surprises, and a journey into the dark heart of fairy tales.
Original Release
05/14/2015
US Release
09/04/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Giambattista Basile
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Michael Martini | 1st Circus Boy |
Alessandro Campagna | 2nd Circus Boy |
Lorenzo Bernardi | Contortionist |
Giselda Volodi | Lady-in-Waiting #1 / Lady-in-Waiting |
Giuseppina Cervizzi | Lady-in-Waiting #2 / Lady-in-Waiting |
Luisa Ragusa | Lady-in-Waiting #3 / Lady-in-Waiting |
Giovanni Calcagno | Court Knight / Court Knights |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sheryl Crown | Executive Producer |
Nicki Hattingh | Executive Producer |
Alessio Lazzareschi | Executive Producer |
Anne Sheehan | Executive Producer |
Peter Watson | Executive Producer |
Matteo Garrone | Producer |
Justin Kelly | Producer |
Alainée Kent | Producer |
Anne-Laure Labadie | Producer |
Jean Labadie | Producer |
Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
Davide Tovi | Producer |
Andrea Zoso | Producer |
Paolo Del Brocco | Producer |