Matteo Garrone’s Tale of Tales, based on folk myths collected and published by the 16th-century Neapolitan poet Giambattista Basile, tells three stories of parallel, intersecting kingdoms: Darkwood, Highmountain, and Stronghold. Sumptuous, sexy, creepy, and just plain silly at times, Tale of Tales was perfect for this Thursday evening’s installment of our mini-season featuring the work of Italian directors. Our audience was enthralled.

Imaging my delight to discover this fantastic treat on Monday morning, with the week’s movie choice yet unmade! So tempted to show it again… but we mustn’t get into that habit, must we?

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