Tale of Tales
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
Once upon a time, there were three neighboring kingdoms where kings and queens, princes and princesses reigned in marvelous castles: a fornicating and libertine king; another captivated by a strange animal; a queen obsessed by her desire to have a child... Sorcerers and fairies, fearsome monsters, ogres and old washerwomen, acrobats and courtiers are the heroes of this free interpretation of Giambattista Basile's famous tales.
Matteo Garone
Matteo Garrone is an Italian filmmaker. In 1996, he won the Sacher d'Oro with the short film Silhouette, that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, Terra di Mezzo (1997). He won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival as well as the Best Film and Best Director awards at the 2009 European Film Award for Gomorrah (2008). He won Cannes’ Grand Prix again for Reality in 2012. His films Tale of Tales (2015) and Dogman (2018) were selected to compete for the Palme d'or. The Nastro d'Argento awarded him both Best Producer and Best Director for Dogman. In 2024, his film Io capitano (2023) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
