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The Tale of King Crab

Original title: Re Granchio
  • 2021
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
891
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Maria Alexandra Lungu and Gabriele Silli in The Tale of King Crab (2021)
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In the 19th century, a wandering drunkard in Italy is cast out of his village for a crime. He is exiled to Tierra del Fuego, where he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward ... Read allIn the 19th century, a wandering drunkard in Italy is cast out of his village for a crime. He is exiled to Tierra del Fuego, where he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption.In the 19th century, a wandering drunkard in Italy is cast out of his village for a crime. He is exiled to Tierra del Fuego, where he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption.

  • Directors
    • Alessio Rigo de Righi
    • Matteo Zoppis
  • Writers
    • Alessio Rigo de Righi
    • Matteo Zoppis
    • Tommaso Bertani
  • Stars
    • Gabriele Silli
    • Maria Alexandra Lungu
    • Ercole Colnago
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    891
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Alessio Rigo de Righi
      • Matteo Zoppis
    • Writers
      • Alessio Rigo de Righi
      • Matteo Zoppis
      • Tommaso Bertani
    • Stars
      • Gabriele Silli
      • Maria Alexandra Lungu
      • Ercole Colnago
    • 4User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 15 nominations

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    Maria Alexandra Lungu in The Tale of King Crab (2021)
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    Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
    Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
    Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
    Alessio Rigo de Righi, Simone D'Arcangelo, Matteo Zoppis, Vittorio Giampietro, Maria Alexandra Lungu, and Gabriele Silli at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
    Simone D'Arcangelo, Matteo Zoppis, and Vittorio Giampietro at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
    Alessio Rigo de Righi, Simone D'Arcangelo, Matteo Zoppis, Vittorio Giampietro, Maria Alexandra Lungu, and Gabriele Silli at an event for The Tale of King Crab (2021)
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    Ercole Colnago
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    Giovanni Morichelli
    Renato Sterpa
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    Claudio Castori
    Ugo Farnetti
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    Mariano Arce
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    Darío Levy
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    Jorge Prado
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    • Directors
      • Alessio Rigo de Righi
      • Matteo Zoppis
    • Writers
      • Alessio Rigo de Righi
      • Matteo Zoppis
      • Tommaso Bertani
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      Traditional/Stornello

      Performed by Eccelso Cassanelli

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    7/10
    Troubled soul in troubled times
    Technically impeccable, both from a writing, cinematography, acting, scenography and music perspective. Possibly there's a minor problem with the sound editing/mixing: but it may well be the authors' intention to have voices blend with the environment.

    Still with its gritty and heavily realistic style, it doesn't succeed in provoking any emotional reaction. A fine tale, but possibly more like a meta-attempt to analyze traditional storytelling, the origins of stories and the likes, than something meaningful that the authors wanted to convey through such a tale (as far as I'm able to understand).

    Undecided between a 7 and an 8, I'll go with a 7 since I found it a little slow. Everyone did a great job (especially the 2 young writers/directors and the protagonist): it's possibly just a problem with the source material IMHO (the tale especially in the second part just gets puzzling and unsatisfying) which wasn't that worth the effort.
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    • Jun 17, 2022

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2021 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Argentina
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Kral Yengeç Masalı
    • Filming locations
      • Vejano, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Ring Film
      • Shellac Sud
      • Wanka Cine
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,919
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,573
      • Apr 17, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,871
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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