The European The Tale Of Tales has been acquired by IFC, weeks after Jon Barkan raved about the trailer, shown in all of its glory below.
“Once upon a time there were three neighboring kingdoms each with a magnificent castle, from which ruled kings and queens, princes and princesses. One king was a fornicating libertine, another captivated by a strange animal, while one of the queens was obsessed by her wish for a child. Sorcerers and fairies, fearsome monsters, ogres and old washerwomen, acrobats and courtesans are the protagonists of this loose interpretation of the celebrated tales of Giambattista Basile.”
The film, which is directed by Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), stars Everly‘s Selma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones (Hunger Games), and the great Vincent Cassel (Black Swan).
The music is composed by Alexandre Desplat, who did last year’s Godzilla.