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Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales

Directed by Matteo Garrone

Inspired by the celebrated fairytales by Giambattista Basile, Matteo Garrone’s TALE OF TALES is an epic vision of cinema. From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis (Salma Hayek) who forfeits the life of her husband (John C. Reilly), to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of the King of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel), to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea (Toby Jones) leading to heartbreak for his young daughter, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination.

The film interweaves three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which involves a street circus family, a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life, and a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.

Cast: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson

Member Reviews

I'm only giving it three skulls because I feel like I don't know exactly which fairy tales they were all representing, and I'm not sure I like the ending. I don't understand what happened to the woman after she had her skin flayed off, and I feel like all of them did not have very clear endings. I understood the endings, but I feel like they could have been represented better. Overall though, I thought the acting was very good.

Skibadudle
2 weeks ago

I don't get it

wicked_wiccan76
1 month ago

Um, this movie had like no ending lol wtf.

sockableclaw
1 month ago

so what happened to the sister that goy her skin cut off?

DirtyDan
1 month ago

Super fun, super ambitious, felt like a cozy watch to me but. . . a dumbass ending.

ManmadeM0nster
1 month ago