Project Detail

Tale of Tales (Il racconto dei racconti)

Synopsis

Based on an early 17th century collection of fairy tales by Neopolitan author Giambattista Basile, the film weaves realistic and fantastical elements together in a dark exploration of classic tales.
From the bitter quest of a jealous Queen, to an Ogre thwarting the love of a young princess, to a mysterious woman provoking the passion of a King, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination.
Official Selection Cannes 2015 - In Competition

Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 125 mins
Director: Matteo Garrone
Producer: Matteo Garrone, Jeremy Thomas, Jean and Anne-Laure Labadie
Executive Producer: Alessio Lazzareschi, Peter Watson, Nicki Hattingh, Anne Sheehan, Sheryl Crown
Editor: Marco Spoletini
Screenwriter: Matteo Garrone (screenplay), Edoardo Albinati (screenplay), Ugo Chiti (screenplay), Massimo Gaudioso (screenplay), Giambattista Basile (original story collection)
Director of Photography: Peter Suschitzky
Production Designer: Dimitri Capuani
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Principal cast: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, Shirley Henderson

Genre

Horror Literary Adaption Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Italy, France, UK coproduction

Archimede (IT), Le Pacte (FR), Recorded Picture Company (UK), Rai Cinema (IT)

Recorded Picture Company

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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Sales Company

HanWay Films