
The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter.
Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault
Queen of Longtrellis

Vincent Cassel
King of Strongcliff

Toby Jones
King of Highhills

Shirley Henderson
Imma

Hayley Carmichael
Dora

Bebe Cave
Violet

Stacy Martin
Young Dora

Christian Lees
Elias

Jonah Lees
Jonah

Guillaume Delaunay
Ogre

Alba Rohrwacher
Mother Circus Performer

Massimo Ceccherini
Father Circus Performer

John C. Reilly
King of Longtrellis

Laura Pizzirani
Jonah's Mother

Franco Pistoni
Necromancer

Jessie Cave
Fenizia
Michael Martini
1st Circus Boy

Alessandro Campagna
2nd Circus Boy
Lorenzo Bernardi
Contortionist

Giselda Volodi
Lady-in-Waiting

Giuseppina Cervizzi
Lady-in-Waiting
Luisa Ragusa
Lady-in-Waiting

Giovanni Calcagno
Court Knights
Stefano Strufaldi
Court Cardinal
Giuseppe Carnemolla
Court Astrologer
Diego Parenti
Baby Elias
Gherardo Toccafondi
Baby Elias
Lorenzo Mastronardi
Baby Jonah
Paolo Risi
Court Jester
Giuliano Del Taglia
Court Jester
Betty La Padula
Court Jester

Kathryn Hunter
Witch

Ryan McParland
Lackey

Kenneth Collard
Knife Sharpener

Renato Scarpa
Barber

Guenda Goria
1st Maid of Honour

Catrinel Marlon
2nd Maid of Honour
Talita Bartoli
Courtesan

Cristiana Vaccaro
Courtesan

Elizabeth Kinnear
Courtesan
Andrea Rodriguez
Courtesan
Sabrina La Torre
Courtesan

Eric MacLennan
Doctor

Nicola Sloane
Violet's Handmaiden

Davide Campagna
Circus Performer

Giulio Beranek
Circus Performer

Vincenzo Nemolato
Circus Performer
Martina Laticignola
Young Violet

Andrea Loreni
Tightrope Walker
Vincenzo Pellegrini
Suitor
Francesco Lo Mascolo
Suitor

Maxence Dinant
Suitor

Tiziana Buldini
Dead Queen of Longtrellis (uncredited)
Crew

Matteo Garrone
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer

Ugo Chiti
Screenplay, Story

Edoardo Albinati
Screenplay, Story

Massimo Gaudioso
Screenplay, Story

Giambattista Basile
Book

Marco Spoletini
Editor

Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Paolo Trotta
First Assistant Director
Andrea Tagliaferri
First Assistant Director
Nicola Deorsola
First Assistant Director
Peter Watson
Executive Producer

Anne Sheehan
Executive Producer
Alessio Lazzareschi
Executive Producer

Nicki Hattingh
Executive Producer
Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer

Jeremy Thomas
Producer

Jean Labadie
Producer
Anne-Laure Labadie
Producer

Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer
Gianluca Chiaretti
Line Producer
Dimitri Capuani
Production Design
Alessandro Brambilla
Camera Operator
Eleonora Patriarca
First Assistant Camera
Monica Verzolini
Post Production Supervisor

Jina Jay
Casting Director
Chiara Polizzi
Casting
Patrizia Barbera
Assistant Costume Designer

Massimo Cantini Parrini
Costume Design
Alessandro Contenta
Animation
Francesco Pegoretti
Hair Designer
Gino Tamagnini
Makeup Designer
Novella Borghi
Makeup Artist
Biasi Pierangela
Makeup Artist
Diego Prestopino
Makeup Artist
Gianpaolo Rifino
Supervising Art Director
Valter Casotto
Prosthetic Supervisor

Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
Jon Flores
Sound Effects Editor
Marta Billingsley
Sound Editor
Alessandro Feletti
Sound Editor
Maricetta Lombardo
Sound Recordist
Marco Streccioni
Sound Engineer
Davide D'Onofrio
Boom Operator

Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist

Joanna Fang
Foley Artist
Daniel Ward
Foley Editor

Ryan Collison
Foley Mixer
Leonardo Cruciano
Special Effects Supervisor, VFX Supervisor
Bruno Albi Marini
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicola Sganga
Visual Effects Supervisor
Amedeo Califano
Visual Effects Coordinator

Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Xavier Forcioli
Music Coordinator
Alessia Anfuso
Set Decoration
Gennaro Aquino
Location Manager
Sebastiano Murer
Property Master
Michela Rossi
Unit Production Manager
Marina Angela Ruiz
Seamstress
Veronica Spadaro
Seamstress
Francesca Di Giamberardino
Title Designer
Stefano Pajetta
Title Graphics
Marco Furbatto
Art Direction
Massimo Pauletto
Art Direction
Nunzia De Stefano
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