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Salma Hayek | ... | ||
Vincent Cassel | ... | ||
Toby Jones | ... | ||
John C. Reilly | ... | ||
Shirley Henderson | ... |
Imma
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Hayley Carmichael | ... | ||
Bebe Cave | ... | ||
Stacy Martin | ... | ||
Christian Lees | ... |
Elias
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Jonah Lees | ... |
Jonah
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Laura Pizzirani | ... |
Jonah's Mother
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Franco Pistoni | ... |
Necromancer
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Jessie Cave | ... |
Fenizia
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Alba Rohrwacher | ... |
Circus Owner
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Massimo Ceccherini | ... |
Circus Owner
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The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini will play a street circus family. In one tale Salma Hayek will play a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters. Written by moha alomari
It's a fantastic audio-visual journey that takes you into a world of medieval fantasies full of all the classical elements but with fresh stories and views. If you enjoy the work of Paolo Sorrentino (2013 Oscar for "La grande bellezza") you will love this film for it's masterful craft of building a world within. Only Salma Hayek delivers a disappointing performance: Stiff and uninspired. Pictures, music as well as sound design and costumes (not to mention the practical effects) are all stunning! Italy (with the help of France and the UK) delivers once again a masterpiece on the very tight budget of only 12 million uros while the rest of European cinema is sleeping.