Tale of Tales

"Desire. Envy. Obsession."

The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter.

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Salma Hayek Pinault

Queen of Longtrellis

Vincent Cassel

King of Strongcliff

Toby Jones

King of Highhills

Shirley Henderson

Imma

Hayley Carmichael

Dora

Bebe Cave

Violet

Stacy Martin

Young Dora

Christian Lees

Elias

Jonah Lees

Jonah

Guillaume Delaunay

Ogre

Alba Rohrwacher

Mother Circus Performer

Massimo Ceccherini

Father Circus Performer

John C. Reilly

King of Longtrellis

Laura Pizzirani

Jonah's Mother

Franco Pistoni

Necromancer

Jessie Cave

Fenizia

Michael Martini

1st Circus Boy

Alessandro Campagna

2nd Circus Boy

Lorenzo Bernardi

Contortionist

Giselda Volodi

Lady-in-Waiting

Giuseppina Cervizzi

Lady-in-Waiting

Luisa Ragusa

Lady-in-Waiting

Giovanni Calcagno

Court Knights

Stefano Strufaldi

Court Cardinal

Giuseppe Carnemolla

Court Astrologer

Diego Parenti

Baby Elias

Gherardo Toccafondi

Baby Elias

Lorenzo Mastronardi

Baby Jonah

Paolo Risi

Court Jester

Giuliano Del Taglia

Court Jester

Betty La Padula

Court Jester

Kathryn Hunter

Witch

Ryan McParland

Lackey

Kenneth Collard

Knife Sharpener

Renato Scarpa

Barber

Guenda Goria

1st Maid of Honour

Catrinel Marlon

2nd Maid of Honour

Talita Bartoli

Courtesan

Cristiana Vaccaro

Courtesan

Elizabeth Kinnear

Courtesan

Andrea Rodriguez

Courtesan

Sabrina La Torre

Courtesan

Eric MacLennan

Doctor

Nicola Sloane

Violet's Handmaiden

Davide Campagna

Circus Performer

Giulio Beranek

Circus Performer

Vincenzo Nemolato

Circus Performer

Martina Laticignola

Young Violet

Andrea Loreni

Tightrope Walker

Vincenzo Pellegrini

Suitor

Francesco Lo Mascolo

Suitor

Maxence Dinant

Suitor

Tiziana Buldini

Dead Queen of Longtrellis (uncredited)

Crew

Matteo Garrone

Director

Matteo Garrone

Producer

Ugo Chiti

Screenplay

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Edoardo Albinati

Screenplay

Massimo Gaudioso

Screenplay

Matteo Garrone

Screenplay

Jeremy Thomas

Producer

Jean Labadie

Producer

Marco Spoletini

Editor

Massimo Cantini Parrini

Costume Design

Dimitri Capuani

Production Design

Marco Furbatto

Art Direction

Massimo Pauletto

Art Direction

Alessia Anfuso

Set Decoration

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Peter Watson

Executive Producer

Anne Sheehan

Executive Producer

Alessio Lazzareschi

Executive Producer

Nicki Hattingh

Executive Producer

Sheryl Crown

Executive Producer

Gianpaolo Rifino

Supervising Art Director

Patrizia Barbera

Assistant Costume Designer

Marina Angela Ruiz

Seamstress

Veronica Spadaro

Seamstress

Eleonora Patriarca

First Assistant Camera

Alessandro Contenta

Animation

Amedeo Califano

Visual Effects Coordinator

Bruno Albi Marini

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nicola Sganga

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jon Flores

Sound Effects Editor

Marco Streccioni

Sound Engineer

Francesco Pegoretti

Hair Designer

Novella Borghi

Makeup Artist

Biasi Pierangela

Makeup Artist

Diego Prestopino

Makeup Artist

Gino Tamagnini

Makeup Designer

Valter Casotto

Prosthetic Supervisor

Paolo Del Brocco

Co-Producer

Sebastiano Murer

Property Master

Maricetta Lombardo

Sound Recordist

Leslie Bloome

Foley Artist

Joanna Fang

Foley Artist

Ryan Collison

Foley Mixer

Daniel Ward

Foley Editor

Xavier Forcioli

Music Coordinator

Giambattista Basile

Book

Edoardo Albinati

Story

Ugo Chiti

Story

Matteo Garrone

Story

Massimo Gaudioso

Story

Leonardo Cruciano

Special Effects Supervisor

Leonardo Cruciano

VFX Supervisor

Leslie Shatz

Sound Mixer

Davide D'Onofrio

Boom Operator

Gianluca Chiaretti

Line Producer

Michela Rossi

Unit Production Manager

Anne-Laure Labadie

Producer

Paolo Trotta

First Assistant Director

Andrea Tagliaferri

First Assistant Director

Nicola Deorsola

First Assistant Director

Nunzia De Stefano

Other

Jina Jay

Casting Director

Chiara Polizzi

Casting

Alessandro Brambilla

Camera Operator

Marta Billingsley

Sound Editor

Alessandro Feletti

Sound Editor

Gennaro Aquino

Location Manager

Monica Verzolini

Post Production Supervisor

Francesca Di Giamberardino

Title Designer

Stefano Pajetta

Title Graphics