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Tale of Tales

2015 · 134 min

A visually opulent, unsettling fairy-tale tapestry where desire and obsession lead to grotesque and tragic ends.

Directed by
Matteo Garrone
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Matteo Garrone
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Matteo Garrone
Written by
Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone, Ugo Chiti, Edoardo Albinati
Starring
Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, Bebe Cave, Stacy Martin, Christian Lees
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
134 min
Country
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