| Title |
Tale of tales. |
| Published |
[Australia] Madman Entertainment [2016] |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (128 + 19 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Madman Entertainment: MMA9144. |
| Catalogued from container. |
| Based on the book "Lo cunto de li cunti overo lo trattenemiento de peccerille" by Giambattista Basile. |
| Credits |
Director Matteo Garrone ; screenplay Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso. |
| Performers |
Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly. |
| Summary |
The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and interweaves three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini play a street circus family. In one tale Salma Hayek plays a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters. |
| Target audience note |
Rated: MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD Region 4 ; PAL. |
| Language note |
In English or dubbed Italian. |
| Subjects |
Fairy tales -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Italy |
| Horror films -- Italy |
| Fantasy films -- Italy |
| Other Names |
Garrone, Matteo, 1968- film director, screenwriter. |
| Albinati, Edoardo screenwriter. |
| Chiti, Ugo, 1943- screenwriter. |
| Gaudioso, Massimo, 1958- screenwriter. |
| Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632 author. |
| Hayek, Salma, 1966- actor. |
| Cassel, Vincent, 1966- actor. |
| Jones, Toby, 1967- actor. |
| Reilly, John C., 1965- actor. |
| Added titles |
Il racconto dei racconti. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Albinati, Edoardo .
- Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632 .
- Cassel, Vincent, 1966- .
- Chiti, Ugo, 1943- .
- Garrone, Matteo, 1968- .
- Gaudioso, Massimo, 1958- .
- Hayek, Salma, 1966- .
- Jones, Toby, 1967- .
- Reilly, John C., 1965- .
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