2018 film by Alice Rohrwacher

2018 film by Lee Chang-dong

Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his promise of murdering his new wives after their wedding night. Scheherazade tells King Shahryar her stories but these are not those in the book. As in the book, these stories are tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events.