Tale of Tales (2015)

May 14, 2015 (GB) • Romance, Fantasy, Horror • 134m

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.

Director

Matteo Garrone

Writers

Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone

Top Billed

Salma Hayek Pinault

Keywords

witch queen castle king twins ogre flea mother son relationship father daughter relationship sister sister relationship intense ambivalent audacious

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

Queen of Longtrellis

Vincent Cassel

King of Strongcliff

Toby Jones

King of Highhills

Shirley Henderson

Imma

Hayley Carmichael

Dora

Bebe Cave

Violet

Stacy Martin

Young Dora

Christian Lees

Elias

Jonah Lees

Jonah

Guillaume Delaunay

Ogre

Alba Rohrwacher

Mother Circus Performer

Massimo Ceccherini

Father Circus Performer

John C. Reilly

King of Longtrellis

Laura Pizzirani

Jonah's Mother

Franco Pistoni

Necromancer

Jessie Cave

Fenizia

Michael Martini

1st Circus Boy

Alessandro Campagna

2nd Circus Boy

Lorenzo Bernardi

Contortionist

Giselda Volodi

Lady-in-Waiting

Giuseppina Cervizzi

Lady-in-Waiting

Luisa Ragusa

Lady-in-Waiting

Giovanni Calcagno

Court Knights

Stefano Strufaldi

Court Cardinal

Giuseppe Carnemolla

Court Astrologer

Diego Parenti

Baby Elias

Gherardo Toccafondi

Baby Elias

Lorenzo Mastronardi

Baby Jonah

Paolo Risi

Court Jester

Giuliano Del Taglia

Court Jester

Betty La Padula

Court Jester

Kathryn Hunter

Witch

Ryan McParland

Lackey

Kenneth Collard

Knife Sharpener

Renato Scarpa

Barber

Guenda Goria

1st Maid of Honour

Catrinel Marlon

2nd Maid of Honour

Talita Bartoli

Courtesan

Cristiana Vaccaro

Courtesan

Elizabeth Kinnear

Courtesan

Andrea Rodriguez

Courtesan

Sabrina La Torre

Courtesan

Eric MacLennan

Doctor

Nicola Sloane

Violet's Handmaiden

Davide Campagna

Circus Performer

Giulio Beranek

Circus Performer

Vincenzo Nemolato

Circus Performer

Martina Laticignola

Young Violet

Andrea Loreni

Tightrope Walker

Vincenzo Pellegrini

Suitor

Francesco Lo Mascolo

Suitor

Maxence Dinant

Suitor

Tiziana Buldini

Dead Queen of Longtrellis (uncredited)

Crew

Ugo Chiti

Screenplay

Matteo Garrone

Producer

Matteo Garrone

Director

Massimo Gaudioso

Screenplay

Dimitri Capuani

Production Design

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Jeremy Thomas

Producer

Massimo Cantini Parrini

Costume Design

Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Matteo Garrone

Screenplay

Marco Spoletini

Editor

Edoardo Albinati

Screenplay

Jean Labadie

Producer

Massimo Pauletto

Art Direction

Marco Furbatto

Art Direction

Alessia Anfuso

Set Decoration

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Peter Watson

Executive Producer

Alessio Lazzareschi

Executive Producer

Anne Sheehan

Executive Producer

Nicki Hattingh

Executive Producer

Sheryl Crown

Executive Producer

Gianpaolo Rifino

Supervising Art Director

Patrizia Barbera

Assistant Costume Designer

Marina Angela Ruiz

Seamstress

Amedeo Califano

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alessandro Contenta

Animation

Marco Streccioni

Sound Engineer

Francesco Pegoretti

Hair Designer

Valter Casotto

Prosthetic Supervisor

Diego Prestopino

Makeup Artist

Nicola Sganga

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bruno Albi Marini

Visual Effects Supervisor

Biasi Pierangela

Makeup Artist

Novella Borghi

Makeup Artist

Veronica Spadaro

Seamstress

Eleonora Patriarca

First Assistant Camera

Jon Flores

Sound Effects Editor

Gino Tamagnini

Makeup Designer

Paolo Del Brocco

Co-Producer

Sebastiano Murer

Property Master

Daniel Ward

Foley Editor

Ryan Collison

Foley Mixer

Leslie Bloome

Foley Artist

Maricetta Lombardo

Sound Recordist

Joanna Fang

Foley Artist

Xavier Forcioli

Music Coordinator

Giambattista Basile

Book

Edoardo Albinati

Story

Ugo Chiti

Story

Massimo Gaudioso

Story

Matteo Garrone

Story

Gianluca Chiaretti

Line Producer

Michela Rossi

Unit Production Manager

Jina Jay

Casting Director

Leslie Shatz

Sound Mixer

Davide D'Onofrio

Boom Operator

Monica Verzolini

Post Production Supervisor

Francesca Di Giamberardino

Title Designer

Stefano Pajetta

Title Graphics

Paolo Trotta

First Assistant Director

Chiara Polizzi

Casting

Leonardo Cruciano

VFX Supervisor

Marta Billingsley

Sound Editor

Nunzia De Stefano

Other

Andrea Tagliaferri

First Assistant Director

Alessandro Brambilla

Camera Operator

Alessandro Feletti

Sound Editor

Leonardo Cruciano

Special Effects Supervisor

Anne-Laure Labadie

Producer

Nicola Deorsola

First Assistant Director

Gennaro Aquino

Location Manager

Justin Kelly

Associate Producer

Alainée Kent

Associate Producer

Davide Tovi

Associate Producer

Andrea Zoso

Associate Producer

Matteo Mattei

Set Decoration

Ivan Bejarano

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ilaria D'Amico

Assistant Makeup Artist

Luigi D'Andrea

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Andrea Eusebi

Prosthetics Sculptor

Andrea Giomaro

Prosthetics Sculptor

Vesna Giordano

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Nelly Guimaras

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Andrea Leanza

Prosthetics

Giulia Maran

Makeup Artist

Samuele Miccoli

Additional Hairstylist

Michele Salgaro Vaccaro

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Michele Salgaro Vaccaro

Prosthetics

Maria Teresa Sisto

Makeup Artist

Lorenzo Tamburini

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Valentina Visintin

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Claudia Cravotta

Unit Manager

Fabio Marini

Location Manager

Neri Migani

Assistant Unit Manager

Maurizio Milo

Unit Manager

Simona Morgantini

Payroll Accountant

Michela Rossi

Production Manager

Brando De Sica

Assistant Director

Elvis Frasca

Assistant Director

Matteo Bertelli

Painter

Marco Bisesti

Set Dresser

Tommaso Borrelli

Graphic Designer

Mauro Capogrosso

Scenic Artist

Matteo Cecconi

Painter

Silvia Colafranceschi

Draughtsman

Davide De Cubellis

Storyboard Artist

Cosimo Giannuzzi

Swing

Paolo Iudice

Set Dresser

Tommaso Ragnisco

Concept Artist

Tommaso Ragnisco

Matte Painter

Domenico Reordino

Lead Painter

Francesco Sereni

Concept Artist

Francesco Spina

Leadman

Valeria Vecellio

Assistant Set Decoration

Libero Colimberti

Boom Operator

Gabriele Conti

Assistant Sound Engineer

Detlef Halaski

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Damiano Silva

Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Claudia Brugnaletti

Special Effects Assistant

Nolwenn Caro

Special Effects

Daniel Carrasco

Character Designer

Silvia Chicoli

Special Effects Coordinator

Leonardo Cruciano

Special Effects Coordinator

Francesca Galafassi

Prosthetics

Carlo Diamantini

Prosthetics Sculptor

Renzo Iemmolo

Special Effects

Cristina Malillos

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Marta Marrone

Special Effects

Domenico Matera

Special Effects

Viola Moneta

Special Effects

Gigi Ottolino

Special Effects Supervisor

Luigi Ottolino

Special Effects

Vito Sabini

Prosthetics Sculptor

Elio Terribili

Special Effects Technician

Stefano Pajetta

Title Designer

Giovanni Tricomi

Special Effects Technician

Luca Bellano

Digital Compositor

Ubaldo Boni

3D Artist

Dennis Cabella

Compositing Lead

Korinne Cammarano

Digital Compositor

Ivan Cenzi

Visual Effects Camera

Gabriele Chiapponi

VFX Artist

Sara Ciceroni

Digital Compositor

Claudia Coppa

Digital Compositor

Gianluca De Pasquale

Digital Compositor

Marcello Ercole

Compositing Lead

Giorgio Iovino

Matte Painter

Simone Jacoella

Visual Effects

Jodi Ann McNamara

VFX Director of Photography

Giuseppe Motta

Visual Effects

Luigi Nappa

3D Artist

Francesco Pachetti

VFX Artist

Miriam Pavese

Compositor

Donatello Della Pepa

Visual Effects Camera

Matteo Petricone

Digital Compositor

Riccardo Demetrio Provazza

Digital Compositor

Francesco Rizzi

Visual Effects Camera

Paulina Rodriguez Lemus

CG Artist

Andrea Salvatori

Character Modelling Supervisor

Nicola Sganga

VFX Supervisor

Sorin Voicu

VFX Artist

Andrea Schiavone

Digital Compositor

David Ambrosi

Stunt Coordinator

Davide Campagna

Stunts

Danilo Capuzi

Stunt Double

Riccardo Mioni

Stunt Coordinator

Vittorio Nencini

Animal Coordinator

Emiliano Bambusi

Additional Camera

Lucas Berisso

Grip

Alessandro Brambilla

Steadicam Operator

Francesca Capaldo

Video Assist Operator

Laura Corio

Second Assistant Camera

Greta de Lazzaris

Still Photographer

Andrea di Benedetto

Grip

Bruno Fundarò

Digital Imaging Technician

Livio Montarsi

Second Assistant Camera

Giacomo Rebuzzi

Digital Imaging Technician

Francesco Scazzosi

Digital Imaging Technician

Claudio Serantoni

Best Boy Grip

Simone Trecca

Underwater Camera

Lorenzo Catenacci

Underwater Camera

Olivia Brittain

Casting Assistant

Jessie Frost

Casting Assistant

Pietro Manigrasso

Extras Casting

Marco Berrettoni

Ager/Dyer

Claudio D'Avanzo

Tailor

Aurelia Laurenti

Assistant Costume Designer

Pamela Paolini

Wardrobe Specialized Technician

Lucia Votoni

Costume Assistant

Rosario Balistreri

Digital Imaging Technician

Andrea Baracca

Post Production Supervisor

Chiara De Cunto

Assistant Editor

Guendalina Folador

Post Production Coordinator

Simone Lungo

Assistant Editor

Giuliana Sarli

Assistant Editor

Vincenzo Soprano

Assistant Editor

Claudio Trotti

Post-Production Manager

Ilena Aquino

Assistant Location Manager

Jonathan Allen

Scoring Mixer

Romain Allender

Music Programmer

Jean-Pascal Beintus

Orchestrator

Nicolas Charron

Orchestrator

Gabriele Conti

Score Engineer

Alexandre Desplat

Conductor

Alexandre Desplat

Orchestrator

Dominique Lemonnier

Music Score Producer

Sylvain Morizet

Orchestrator

Marco Streccioni

Score Engineer

Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen

Orchestrator

Angelo Francavilla

Colorist

Simona Bellettini

Legal Services

Alessio Lazzareschi

Legal Services

Antonio Basso

Production Assistant

Luca Cenname

Production Assistant

Federica Cinquepalmi

Production Coordinator

Luca De Giorgi

Production Assistant

Fabio Di Pasquale

Production Assistant

Gerard Diefenthal

Production Assistant

Raffaello Liguori

Production Assistant

Paola Piattelli

Production Assistant

Stefano Pietrini

Production Assistant

Andrea Rapallini

Production Assistant

Salvatore Pecoraro

Finance

Giusy Nicosia

Props

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 8/10

December 4, 2016

**The flea, the flay and an offspring.**

It's shocking to find how much this film was underrated. Certainly it is not a fairytale like from the Disney production. That mean not for the children, but for the adults. Based on the collections of tales by some 17th century Italian poet. All the tales blended together so well, You won't even feel the familiarity with the original tale, because the modifications were at its best. So I appreciate the… read the rest.