Directed by:
Matteo GarroneCinematography:
Peter SuschitzkyComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John C. Reilly, Stacy Martin, Shirley Henderson, Toby Jones, Alba Rohrwacher, Guillaume Delaunay, Bebe Cave, Giselda Volodi (more)VOD (3)
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Matteo Garrone directs this horror based on a collection of three tales by Giambattista Basile. Salma Hayek plays a queen saddened by her inability to conceive a child with her king (John C. Reilly). However, an old crone offers her a mystical solution that comes with a heavy price. In the neighbouring kingdom of Roccaforte a sex-addicted royal (Vincent Cassel) falls in love with an unseen old woman with a hypnotic singing voice. In the third kingdom of Altomonte the ruler (Toby Jones) finds his feelings for his daughter Violet (Bebe Cave) transferred to a flea he discovers on his body which he nurtures from under his bed. (Curzon Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
Salma Hayek
Mexico
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Vincent Cassel
France
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John C. Reilly
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Stacy Martin
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Shirley Henderson
UK
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Toby Jones
UK
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Alba Rohrwacher
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Guillaume Delaunay
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Bebe Cave
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Giselda Volodi
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Tomáš Pustina
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Jessie Cave
UK
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Giulio Beranek
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Catrinel Marlon
Romania
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Kathryn Hunter
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Jonah Lees
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Christian Lees
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Franco Pistoni
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Hayley Carmichael
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Ryan McParland
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