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From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.

Primary Title
  • Tale of Tales
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 17 September 2016
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 40
Duration
  • 130:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Fairy tales--Drama
  • Kings and rulers--Drama
  • Queens--Drama
  • Jealousy--Drama
  • Feature films--Italy
Genres
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Contributors
  • Matteo Garrone (Director)
  • Edoardo Albinati (Writer)
  • Salma Hayek (Actor)
  • Vincent Cassel (Actor)
  • Toby Jones (Actor)
  • RAI Cinema (Production Unit)
  • Archimede (Production unit)
Subjects
  • Fairy tales--Drama
  • Kings and rulers--Drama
  • Queens--Drama
  • Jealousy--Drama
  • Feature films--Italy