- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 14, 2015 (10 years ago)
- Alias
- Il racconto dei racconti
- Language
- English
- Origin
- France · Italy · United Kingdom
- Tags
- Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Folk Horror
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
Tale of Tales

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Salma HayekQueen of Longtrellis
Vincent CasselKing of Strongcliff
Toby JonesKing of Highhills
Shirley HendersonImma
Hayley CarmichaelDora
Bebe CaveViolet
Stacy MartinYoung Dora
Christian LeesElias
Jonah LeesJonah
Guillaume DelaunayOgre
Alba RohrwacherMother Circus Performer
Massimo CeccheriniFather Circus Performer
John C. ReillyKing of Longtrellis
Laura PizziraniJonah's Mother
Franco PistoniNecromancer
Jessie CaveFenizia
Michael Martini1st Circus Boy
Alessandro Campagna2nd Circus Boy
Lorenzo BernardiContortionist
Giselda VolodiLady-in-Waiting
Giuseppina CervizziLady-in-Waiting
Luisa RagusaLady-in-Waiting
Giovanni CalcagnoCourt Knights
Stefano StrufaldiCourt Cardinal
Giuseppe CarnemollaCourt Astrologer
Diego ParentiBaby Elias
Gherardo ToccafondiBaby Elias
Lorenzo MastronardiBaby Jonah
Paolo RisiCourt Jester
Giuliano Del TagliaCourt Jester
Betty La PadulaCourt Jester
Kathryn HunterWitch
Ryan McParlandLackey
Kenneth CollardKnife Sharpener
Renato ScarpaBarber
Guenda Goria1st Maid of Honour
Catrinel Marlon2nd Maid of Honour
Talita BartoliCourtesan
Cristiana VaccaroCourtesan
Elizabeth KinnearCourtesan
Andrea RodriguezCourtesan
Sabrina La TorreCourtesan
Eric MacLennanDoctor
Nicola SloaneViolet's Handmaiden
Davide CampagnaCircus Performer
Giulio BeranekCircus Performer
Vincenzo NemolatoCircus Performer
Martina LaticignolaYoung Violet
Andrea LoreniTightrope Walker
Vincenzo PellegriniSuitor
Francesco Lo MascoloSuitor
Maxence DinatSuitor
Crew
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
'Tale of Tales' looks magical, feels dull This triptych of Neapolitan fairy tales is visually resplendent but lacking in depth and emotional heft.
A magical ‘Tale of Tales’ - The Boston Globe “Tale of Tales” review: Matteo Garrone condenses the 50 fairy tales collected in the title 17th century compilation into three magical fables.
Cannes 2015: 'Tale of Tales' review ★★★★☆ Once upon a time, fairytales were folk tales. Then they became children’s stories, were made into Disney cartoons and now star Angelina Jol...
Tale Of Tales Head to Empire Online for the verdict on Matteo Garrone's sumptuous new fairy tale.
Review: Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone, Italy, 2015)
Deep Focus: Tale of Tales Magical thinking: Matteo Garrone adapts three 17th-century Neopolitan fables, warts (and fleas and sea monsters) and all
‘Tale of Tales’: Cannes Review Salma Hayek headlines Matteo Garrone’s imaginative interweaving of Neapolitan fairy tales
Extravagant storytelling risks becoming cloying in Tale of Tales A Felliniesque fantasy drama, distinguished by its lavish production design and very fluid camera work
Review: 'Tale of Tales,' inspired by fairy tales, never quite stirs to life One of the earliest and grisliest scenes in "Tale of Tales," a fitfully entrancing English-language fantasy from the Italian writer-director Matteo Garrone, ...
Tale of Tales Matteo Garrone serves up a trio of fabulously gory fantasies with the help of a solid ensemble cast.
Tale of Tales movie review & film summary (2016) With his latest film, Tale of Tales, Garrone’s assuredness gets the better of him.
'Tale of Tales' Movie Review Three fairy tales get the Grand Guignol treatment in the gory, glorious Italian triptych 'Tale of Tales,' starring Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly.
'The Tale Of Tales': Review Dir. Matteo Garrone. It-Fr-UK, 2015, 133 mins
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