Tale of Tales is directed by a man.
Matteo Garrone ( born 15 October 1968 ) is an Italian filmmaker . He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for Gomorrah . Tale of Tales is a 2015 European dark fantasy film , directed by Matteo Garrone , starring Salma Hayek , Vincent Cassel , Toby Jones , and John C. Reilly .