original title:
Il racconto dei racconti
directed by:
cast:
Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, Bebe Cave, Christian Lees, Stacy Martin, Guillaume Delaunay, Kathryn Hunter, Jessie Cave, Alba Rohrwacher, Jonah Lees, Giselda Volodi, Kenneth Collard, Massimo Ceccherini, Laura Pizzirani, Franco Pistoni, Giuseppina Cervizzi, Vincenzo Nemolato, Giulio Beranek, Renato Scarpa, Antonio Careddu, Nicola Sloane, Ryan McParland, Davide Campagna, Eric MacLennan
screenplay:
Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, from the book "The Pentamerone" by Giambattista Basile
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
visual effects:
Makinarium
producer:
Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas, Anne-Laure Labadie
production:
Archimede, Le Pacte, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura, in association with Gamenet, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Morato Pane, Amer, Gruppo Barletta, Cinefinance, with the support of Eurimages, Regione Lazio, Apulia Film Commission, Toscana Film Commission
distribution:
01 Distribution [Italy], Swen [Argentina], Madman Entertainment [Australia], Filmladen [Austria], Mares Filmes [Brazil], Entertainment One [Canada], Discovery [Croatia], Camera Film [Denmark], Estonian Theatrical Distribution [Estonia], Cinemanse [Finland], Le Pacte [France], Leonine - Concorde [Germany], Odeon - Rosebud.21 [Greece], Tohokushinsha Film Corporation [Japan], Swen [Mexico], Madman Entertainment [New Zealand], Tour de Force [Norway], M2 Films [Poland], Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais [Portugal], Cinema Prestige [Russia], Mcf Megacom Film [Serbia], AUD [South Korea], Wanda Vision [Spain], NonStop [Sweden], Shengchi International Media [Taiwan], Mono Film [Thailand], Arthouse Traffic [Ukraine], Front Row Filmed Entertainment [United Arab Emirates], Curzon Film [United Kingdom], IFC Films - Sundance Selects [United States]
world sales:
country:
Italy/France
year:
2015
film run:
125'
format:
colour
release date:
14/05/2015
festivals & awards:
Inspired by the fairytales of medieval Naples, Tale of Tales is an epic vision of cinema.
From the bitter quest of a jealous Queen (Salma Hayek) who forfeits the life of her husband, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a King (Vincent Cassel), to a King obsessed with a giant Flea leading to heartbreak for his young daughter, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination.