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* HeroOfAnotherStory: After leaving the kingdom [[spoiler:due to the queen's attempted murder of him]], Jonah settles down in another village for at least a few months. Elias arrives and, upon being mistaken for Jonah, receives an extremely warm welcome of ''everyone'' coming out to hug him, with one young woman implied to be Jonah's lover.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King of Longtrellis goes himself hunting a water dragon in an underwater fight without a second thought and kills it. [[spoiler:He dies because of his wounds, though]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King of Longtrellis goes himself goes hunting a water dragon in an underwater fight without a second thought and kills it. [[spoiler:He dies because of his wounds, though]].
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into [[spoiler: his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death]].
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* SpoiledSweet: Prince Elias calls his Queen Mother out for threatening to punish Jonah's mother, who had nothing to do with Elias disobeying orders. Then, of course, he thinks of Jonah as a brother and immediately comes to his rescue when alerted that Jonah is in danger.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into [[spoiler: his mother, the Queen ofLongtrellis, Longtrellis]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The heart of the sea monster is bigger than a human head and ''still beating'' even after being out of itsdeath]].owner's body for several hours at least. The young woman tasked to cook it for the queen doesn't react as if it's anything other than a normal cut of meat.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into [[spoiler: his mother, the Queen of
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''Tale of Tales'' (2015) is a dark fantasy film based on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerone Pentamerone]]'', a collection of fairytales written by 17th century poet Giambattista Basile. It features an AllStarCast, with Creator/SalmaHayek, Creator/VincentCassel, Creator/TobyJones, and Creator/JohnCReilly having top billing. It is director Matteo Garrone's first English-speaking film.
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''Tale of Tales''
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* NotQuiteDead: You'd think the ogre would have died falling into the deep chasm, but he just shows up again after a while.
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* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler: Violet kills the Ogre this way, along with some good element of surprise]].
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* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler: The Ogre survives his apparent DisneyVillainDeath during Violet's rescue and catches up to murder the heroic circus troupe with the fury of a SlasherMovie villain]].
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* AnachronismStew: The King of Longtrellis goes underwater to slay the aquatic dragon wearing a diving suit, which while having some prototypes made in the 1600s, didn't quite resemble the 1800s "hard-hat" suit he wears, which also lacks an oxygen hose.
* BatOutOfHell: In the climax of ''The Enchanted Doe'' plotline, Elias and Jonah get attacked by a monstrous man-sized bat creature [[spoiler: which turns out to be the OneWingedAngel form of the Queen]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The necromancer explains to the Queen of Longtrellis that Elias and Jonah are truly inseparable, and that her violent desire to kill Jonah can be achieved only through violence. She accepts to go through with anything, [[spoiler: and ends up getting transformed into a bat-like abomination]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The necromancer explains to the Queen of Longtrellis that Elias and Jonah are truly inseparable, and that her violent desire to kill Jonah can be achieved only through violence. She accepts to go through with anything, [[spoiler: and ends up getting transformed into a bat-like abomination]].
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* GiantFlyer: The Queen of Longtrellis turns into a gigantic bat-like monster.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The "sea monster" the King of Longtrellis has to slay for its heart is a pale, axolotl-inspired water dragon.
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.]]
* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.]]
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into [[spoiler: his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
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* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.]]]]
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* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.
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* MyBelovedSmother: Taken UpToEleven and further. The Queen of Longtrellis is insane about her son.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Just to get rid of her sister trying to know the secret of her beauty for a moment, in a sarcastic outburst Dora tells Imma that she [Dora] got herself flayed. Imma takes it ''at face value'' [[spoiler:and gets an unscrupulous man to flay her alive]].
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''Tale of Tales'' (2015) is a dark fantasy film based on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerone Pentamerone]]'', a collection of fairytales written by 17th century poet Giambattista Basile. It features a star studded cast, with Creator/SalmaHayek, Creator/VincentCassel, Creator/TobyJones, and Creator/JohnCReilly having top billing. It is director Matteo Garrone's first English-speaking film.
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''Tale of Tales'' (2015) is a dark fantasy film based on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerone Pentamerone]]'', a collection of fairytales written by 17th century poet Giambattista Basile. It features a star studded cast, an AllStarCast, with Creator/SalmaHayek, Creator/VincentCassel, Creator/TobyJones, and Creator/JohnCReilly having top billing. It is director Matteo Garrone's first English-speaking film.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, the original tales were not aimed at children, but also were much more whimisical and light-hearted, and also not as explicit in their violence and sexuality aspect as the movie is. The original ending of "The Flayed Old Lady" (one of the tales adapted by this movie) was intended to be [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] while here is PlayedForHorror. As it is mentioned in Death By Adaptation (see below) the circus performers who rescue Violet [[spoiler:are gruesomely killed by the ogre in a sequence which almost seems taken from a SlasherHorror film.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, the original tales were not aimed at children, but also were much more whimisical whimsical and light-hearted, and also not as explicit in their violence and sexuality aspect as the movie is. The original ending of "The Flayed Old Lady" (one of the tales adapted by this movie) was intended to be [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] while here is PlayedForHorror. As it is mentioned in Death By Adaptation (see below) the circus performers who rescue Violet [[spoiler:are gruesomely killed by the ogre in a sequence which almost seems taken from a SlasherHorror film.]]
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.death.
* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.]]
* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: The film basically runs on being deliberately unsettling. In particular, there are several moments when Princess Viola's husband acts tenderly towards her (as tenderly as he can, at least). He is also a huge, brutish FrazettaMan ogre to whom she is married against her will and who regularly rapes her, not to mention that he makes a bloodbath of [[spoiler: her would-be rescuers]]. The ogre and Viola share one particularly affectionate moment with hand-holding and held gazes right after that bloodbath and right before [[spoiler: Viola manages to kill him.]]
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
* JabbaTableManners: Again, the Queen of Longtrellis eating a dragon's heart as seen in the page image. It's not like the Necromancer said anything about not using a knife and a fork...
* JabbaTableManners: Again, the Queen of Longtrellis eating a dragon's heart as seen in the page image. It's not like the Necromancer said anything about not using a knife and a fork...
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* SilenceIsGolden: As it happens in this current of Italian filmmaking, most scenes have non-existent dialogue.
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* SilenceIsGolden: As it happens in this current of Italian filmmaking, most scenes have non-existent dialogue.dialogue.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: The monster killed by Elias turns into his mother, the Queen of Longtrellis, after its death.
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* EvilAlbino: Completely subverted by Elias and his magical half-brother Jonah, both of whom have pale skin and white hair, and who are also kind, heroic youths.
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* HulkSpeak: The Ogre speaks this way.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: Zigzagged with the king’s giant flea. It looks a little intimidating, but behaves very quiet and docile.
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* TheGiantFlyer: The Queen of Longtrellis turns into a gigantic bat-like monster.
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* TheGiantFlyer: The Queen of Longtrellis turns into a gigantic bat-like monster.
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* CloudCuckooLander: The King of Highhill, played by Creator/TobyJones. He appeared to be a little off long before meeting that flea.
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* HeroicAlbino: Elias and Jonah are apparently both albino, judging by their looks. Both are also good men.
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Not to be confused with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_of_Tales_(1979_film) russian animated short]] of the same name.
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Not to be confused with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_of_Tales_(1979_film) russian Russian animated short]] of the same name.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, the original tales were not aimed at children, but also were much whimisical and light-hearted, and also not as explicit in their violence and sexuality aspect as the movie is. The original ending of "The Flayed Old Lady" (one of the tales adapted by this movie) was intended to be [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] while here is PlayedForHorror. As it is mentioned in Death By Adaptation (see below) the circus performers who rescue Violet [[spoiler:are gruesomely killed by the ogre in a sequence which almost seems taken from a SlasherHorror film.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, the original tales were not aimed at children, but also were much more whimisical and light-hearted, and also not as explicit in their violence and sexuality aspect as the movie is. The original ending of "The Flayed Old Lady" (one of the tales adapted by this movie) was intended to be [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] while here is PlayedForHorror. As it is mentioned in Death By Adaptation (see below) the circus performers who rescue Violet [[spoiler:are gruesomely killed by the ogre in a sequence which almost seems taken from a SlasherHorror film.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, the original tales were not aimed at children, but also were rather much whimisical and light-hearted, and also not as explicit in their violence and sexuality aspect as the movie is. The original ending of "The Flayed Old Lady" (one of the tales adapted by this movie) was originally intended to be [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] while here is PlayedForHorror. As it is mentioned in Death By Adaptation (see below) the circus performers who rescue Violet [[spoiler:are gruesomely killed by the ogre in a sequence which almost seems taken from a SlasherHorror film.]]
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Not to be confused with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_of_Tales_(1979_film) Yuri Norstein animated short]] of the same name.
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* EasilyForgiven: Upset for the BedTrick, the King of Strongcliff has his guards throw Dora out of the castle window. As soon as Dora miraculously regains her youth and beauty, she meets the King in the woods and the two are soon betrothed, apparently without issue on her part about the attempted murder.
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* EasilyForgiven: Upset for because of the BedTrick, the King of Strongcliff has his guards throw Dora out of the castle window. As soon as Dora miraculously regains her youth and beauty, she meets the King in the woods and the two are soon betrothed, apparently without issue on her part about the attempted murder.
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* IdenticalStranger: Elias and Jonah. Amazing, seeing as how they both have unnaturally white hair and eyebrows. [[spoiler: They're actually related through magic, though it's unclear if anyone involved realizes this. You'd think they couldn't help but notice though.]]
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* IdenticalStranger: Elias and Jonah. Amazing, seeing as how they both have unnaturally white hair and eyebrows. [[spoiler: They're actually related through magic, though it's unclear if anyone involved realizes this. You'd think they couldn't help but notice though.]]notice, though]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Taken UpToEleven and further. The Queen of Longtrellis is insane about her son.
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* PowerAtAPrice: The Necromancer's advice to the Queen of Longtrellis is made of this. [[spoiler: First he advises the queen to eat a dragon's heart if she wants to get pregnant, and the king dies fighting the dragon. Then he changes the queen into a monster herself to have her kill Jonah in exchange for the safe return of her son Elias, but she's killed by Elias himself.]]
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* PowerAtAPrice: The Necromancer's advice to the Queen of Longtrellis is made of this. [[spoiler: First he advises the queen to eat a dragon's heart if she wants to get pregnant, and the king dies fighting the dragon. Then he changes the queen into a monster herself to have her kill Jonah in exchange for the safe return of her son Elias, but she's killed by Elias himself.]]himself]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King of Longtrellis goes himself hunting a water dragon in an underwater fight without a second thought and kills it. [[spoiler:He dies because of his wounds though]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King of Longtrellis goes himself hunting a water dragon in an underwater fight without a second thought and kills it. [[spoiler:He dies because of his wounds wounds, though]].
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* HeroicAlbino: Elias and Jonah are appear to be albino from their looks. Both are also good men.
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* IdenticalStranger: Which is amazing, Elias and Jonah. Amazing, seeing as how the Prince of Longtrellis has they both have unnaturally white hair and eyebrows.
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* MaritalRapeLicense: The ogre naturally forces himself on Violet shortly after he gets her back to his lair.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King of Longtrellis goes himself hunting a water dragon in an underwater fight, fight without a second thought and kills it [[spoiler:though he it. [[spoiler:He dies because of his wounds]].wounds though]].
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* EasilyForgiven: Upset for the BedTrick, the King of Strongcliff has his guards throw Dora out of the castle window. As soon as Dora miraculously regains her youth and beauty, she meets the King in the woods and the two are soon bethroted, betrothed, apparently without issue on her part about the attempted murder.
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* JabbaTableManners: Again, the Queen of Longtrellis eating a dragon's heart as seen in the page image.
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* JabbaTableManners: Again, the Queen of Longtrellis eating a dragon's heart as seen in the page image. It's not like the Necromancer said anything about not using a knife and a fork...
