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Fairy tales -- Film adaptations.
Magic -- Drama.
Jealousy -- Drama.
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Fairy tales -- Film adaptations.
Magic -- Drama.
Jealousy -- Drama.
MARC Display
Tale
of
tales
[videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Matteo Garrone.
Shout Factory, 2016.
Call #:
DVD TAL Fan
Subjects
Fairy
tales
-- Film adaptations.
Magic -- Drama.
Jealousy -- Drama.
Alternate title:
Racconto dei racconti [videorecording (DVD)] :
tale
of
tales
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
1 videodisc (134 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
"Based on collections of
tales
by Neapolitan poet and courtier
Giambattista
Basile
: Pentamerone or Lo cunto de li cunti (
Tale
of
Tales
, or
Entertainment
for
Little
Ones
"--Wikipedia.
Originally released as a dark fantasy motion picture in 2015.
An Italy/Franch/UK co-production.
Home use only.
In English with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Production:
Sundance Selects, Matteo Garoone, Rai Cinema, Jeremy Thomas present in association with Hanway Films, New Sparta Films ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; screenplay by Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone and Massimo Gaudioso ; produced by Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie and Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Matteo Garrone.
Performers:
Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Shirley Henderson.
Summary:
"Sea monsters, monarchs, ogres, and sorcerers collide in this epic film 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 misadventures of three kings.In the kingdom of Longtrellis, the King (John C. Reilly) and his Queen (Salma Hayek) attempt to conceive a child through very unusual means. Meanwhile, in Highhills, the none-too-bright monarch (Toby Jones) marries his daughter off to a brutal ogre while developing a strange obsession with breeding a giant flea. At the same time, the sex-obsessed ruler of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel) is in for a shock when the woman with whom he falls in love 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
."--Container.
Genre:
Fantasy films.
Epic films.
Horror films.
Monster films.
Period dramas.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Basile
,
Giambattista
,
approximately
1575-1632
. Pentamerone. English.
Garrone, Matteo, 1968-
Hayek, Salma, 1966-
Cassel, Vincent, 1966-
Reilly, John C., 1965-
Jones, Toby, 1967-
Henderson, Shirley, 1965-
Holds:
1
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Adult Feature DVDs
DVD TAL Fan
Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment
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Jul 26, 2024
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