Tale of Tales (2015)
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Genres - Fantasy, Romance, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Fairy Tales & Legends |
Release Date - Sep 4, 2015 (USA), May 12, 2016 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 133 min. |
Countries - France, United Kingdom, Italy |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jack Rodgers
This fantasy epic adapts three fairy tales by 17th century Neapolitan writer Giambattista Basile, each one focusing on the royalty in neighboring kingdoms. In one, a king (John C. Reilly) goes off to cut the heart out of a sea monster, which could be the key to curing his wife (Salma Hayek) of infertility; in another, a dim-witted ruler (Toby Jones) neglects his daughter's search for a husband as he becomes obsessed with a flea that grows to enormous size; in the last tale, an oversexed monarch (Vincent Cassel) is bewitched by an elderly woman with a beautiful singing voice. Directed by Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah).
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fable, fantasy, infertility, king, kingdom, monster, princess, royalty