Tale of Tales
aka Il racconto dei racconti First screened in June 2016
Director: Matteo Garrone. Cast: Salma Hayek, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Toby Jones, Bebe Cave, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, John C. Reilly, Guillaume Delaunay, Franco Pistoni, Laura Pizzirani, Stacy Martin, Kathryn Hunter. Screenplay: Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, and Massimo Gaudioso (based on the fairy tale collection Lo cunto de li cunti overo lo trattenemiento de peccerille by Giambattista Basile). Twitter Capsule:Arabian Nights, Vol 3½: The Ersatz One. Stilted international coproduction, emptily opulent. Some insouciant moments.
VOR:③
Devotees of mise-en-scène and practical effects should take note. In the steadily crowded field of fairy-tale adaptations, this one's tone and structure are distinct.
