directed by: Matteo Garrone, year: 2015
actors: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, Alba Rohrwacher

Tale of Tales (Il racconto dei racconti) is Matteo Garrone's lush, unsettling fantasy anthology inspired by Giambattista Basile's 17th-century fairy tales. Three dark tales intertwine desire, power, and fate in kingdoms filled with enchantment and menace. A queen bargains for youth, a child seeks a monstrous appetite, and a king confronts the consequences of vanity. With opulent visuals, tactile production design, and surreal imagery, the film probes storytelling's appetite for wonder and consequence.

Fantasy, Drama, Fairy Tale, Anthology, Period Piece