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Film · 2015

Tale of Tales

Original titleIl Racconto del Racconti

Directed by Matteo Garrone · starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel and Toby Jones

  • 2 h 5 min
  • Fantasy · Romance
  • ItalyFrance
  • Released in the UK 16 June 2016
  • 6.0 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.6 Users4 votes
  • 7.4 Critics7 reviews
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Synopsis

'The Tale of Tales', the first English film by the Italian director Matteo Garrone, tells three different stories that are inspired by the many tales of the book by Giambattista Basile. So the kings and queens, princes and princesses, forests and castles of three neighboring kingdoms, exists outside of time and space with orcs, mythological animals, dragons, witches, and circus performers. In this film based on the celebrated tales of Basile, we find stars Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel playing queens and kings. The collaborative script of Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone and Massimo Gaudioso transports us to a world of fantasy which also features Toby Jones, Shirley Henderson and John C. Reilly.

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The essentials

Runtime
125 min2 hours and 5 minutes
Budget
€13.5mRai Cinema
Box office
£304,695in UK
How long is Tale of Tales?
2 hours and 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Tale of Tales released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 16 June 2016.
Who directed Tale of Tales?
Matteo Garrone.
Who is in Tale of Tales?
It stars Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones and John C. Reilly.
Where can I watch Tale of Tales?
In the UK you can watch it with the Prime Video channel on MGM+ and on rent on Apple TV.
How much did Tale of Tales make?
It took £304,695 in UK. It cost €13.5 million.
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Cast

Full cast (28)
Director
Matteo Garrone
Writers
Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Producers
Sheryl Crown, Matteo Garrone, Anne Sheehan, Jeremy Thomas

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
'Tale of Tales' trailer 2:0728 February 2016

Photos and posters

All 20 photos

Reviews

All 7 reviews
4.6 4 votes

What the critics say average 7.4 from 7 outlets

  • 10 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It is gloriously mad, rigorously imagined, visually wonderful: erotic, hilarious and internally consistent. Read
  • 9.0 El MundoLuis Martínez It has nothing to do with previous films of the author (...) Ridiculous, magnetic, sublime and absurdly perfect. Read
  • 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young El resultado es una onírica y fresca versión del tipo de cuentos oscuros y sangrientos que nos han llegado de los hermanos Grimm y Charles Perrault, sólo que aquí resultan agradablemente nuevos y… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget €13.5m
  • UK £304,695

Soundtrack

All 3 songs
  1. Se l'aura spira tutta vezzosa, F 7.15Girolamo Frescobaldi
  2. Pavane e Gagliarda La FerrareseAccademia del Ricercare
  3. Sì dolce è 'l tormento, SV 332Claudio Monteverdi

Trivia

  • This is Matteo Garrone's first English-speaking film.

  • The movie is based on the Pentamerone a collection of fairy tales by Italian poet Giambattista Basile.

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