The Tale

The Tale (2018)

Timing: 1:55 (115 min)

7.111/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

2018-01-20

Country

Germany, United States

Production

ZDF, ARTE, Untitled Entertainment, Gamechanger Films, One Two Films, WeatherVane Productions, Blackbird Films, A Luminous Mind Production

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Website

https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-tale

Director

Jennifer Fox

Actors

Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter, Frances Conroy, John Heard, Jodi Long, Laura Allen, Matthew Rauch, Common
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Scenario

Jennifer Fox

Producer

Sol Bondy, Oren Moverman, Lawrence Inglee, Laura Rister, Regina K. Scully, Mynette Louie, Jennifer Fox, Simone Pero, Lynda Weinman, Reka Posta

Operator

Denis Lenoir

Composer

Ariel Marx

Artist

Audition

Matthew Maisto

Editing

Anne Fabini, Alex Hall, Gary Levy
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• The film is based on the recollections of screenwriter and director Jennifer Fox.
• Given the nature of the plot, all potentially indecent scenes involving a child were actually filmed with an adult double, as indicated in the end credits. Furthermore, Isabelle Nélisse's mother (who played young Jenny), a child psychologist, and a representative of the Screen Actors Guild were present on set. In the scene where it appears Nélisse is lying down, she was actually standing next to a vertically positioned bed.
• Most films have one editor, but this one had three.
• The film's director, Jennifer Fox, did meet with the mother of the main character; Bill, played by Jason Ritter, declined to meet her in person but communicated with her repeatedly by phone. The film's plot is based on these meetings and conversations.