Tale of Tales — U.S. Trailer

added: Tue, Mar 22nd '16

Do you like fairytales to be dark, twisted and a bit disturbing? Well, look no further, because this head-scratching fantasy film, starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, and Vincent Cassel, might just go down as the weirdest (and darkest) fairytale movie in recent memory.

Check out the new U.S. trailer for "Tale of Tales," the English-language feature debut of acclaimed visionary filmmaker Matteo Garrone, who previously directed the Italian Mafia drama "Gomorrah" and the Italian reality-show comedy "Reality."

Based on the works of 17th-century Neapolitan fairy-tale writer Giambattista Basile, "Tales" interweaves three fantastical stories that take place in three separate kingdoms and features fantasy elements that include an underwater dragon, albino twin brothers, redhaired nymphs, a menacing ogre, a giant insect baby and an infertile queen (Hayek), who feasts on a sea monster's heart just so she can conceive a child of her own.

Also starring Bebe Cave, Alba Rohrwacher, Stacy Martin, and Shirley Henderson, "Tales" premiered to strong reviews at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and it will now be made available exclusively on DirecTV's video-on-demand service this month, before hitting theaters and traditional VOD platforms on April 22.

synopsis:
Sea monsters, monarchs, ogres, and sorcerers: Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly star in this breathtaking Baroque fantasy from the visionary director of Gomorrah. Based on three spellbinding stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile, Tale of Tales unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the (mis)adventures of three kings: in the kingdom of Darkwood, the King (Reilly) and his Queen (Hayek) attempt to conceive a child through very unusual means; meanwhile, in Highhills, the none-too-bright monarch (Toby Jones) marries off his daughter to brutal ogre while developing a strange obsession with breeding a giant flea; and, the sex-obsessed crown of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel) is in for a shock when the woman he falls in love with is not quite what she seems. Overflowing with surreal, dazzling surprises, this intoxicating cinematic spectacle is a delirious excursion into the dark heart of fairy tales.

directed by Matteo Garrone

starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, Bebe Cave, Alba Rohrwacher, Stacy Martin, Jessie Cave, Jonah and Christian Lees

release date March 2016 (on DirecTV's VOD), April 22, 2016 (in theaters and VOD)

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