Tale
Of Tales 9/10
The
first film Koko and I saw for the AFI festival was Tale Of Tales. I
knew nothing of this movie going in and intentionally wanted it that
way. When I see independent or strange ass foreign films the less I
know the better. This film was based on some old fairy tales where it
involves three separate kingdoms and their rulers actions and wants
leading to terrible things occurring. The stories kind of go back and
forth between each other. There will be spoilers.
The
first starred Selma Hayek and John C. Reilly as a king and queen that
want children but can not have them. The queen has tried many things
but none seem to work. One day this creepy ass guy shows up and tells
her that she needs the heart of a sea creature that is cooked by a
virgin for her to instantly become pregnant. She is all in. The king
goes to slay this creature and is mortally wounded. She finds a
virgin that cooks this massive heart and while doing so the virgin as
well as the queen become pregnant.
