Trailer
Once upon a time, there were three neighbouring kingdoms with kings and queens, princes and princesses who lived in spectacular castles. A libertine king, a king captivated by a strange animal, a queen desperate to have children, witches and wizards, frightening monsters, bogeymen, old washerwomen, mountebanks and courtesans are the heroes of this free interpretation of the famous tales of Giambattista Basile, subverting the stories that make up a child’s imagination. Directed by Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), with Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel. Selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival.
Matteo Garrone
Born in Rome in 1968. His short Silhouette (1996) won best film at the Sacher Festival. His debut feature was Terra di Mezzo (1997), which won the Special Jury Prize at the Turin Youth Festival. The Embalmer (2002) was shown at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, whilst Gomorrah (2008) won the Grand Jury Prize at the same festival. His following film, Reality (2012), also competed in Cannes.
