Pinocchio

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Sticking closely to Carlo Collodi's original story, Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio pulls every string to create a visually stunning film that proves some tales really are timeless.

41%

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Movie Info

Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a wonderful world full of imaginative creatures - from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land of Toys and the Field of Miracles.

Rating:

PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images)
Genre:

fantasy
Original Language:

Italian
Director:

Matteo Garrone
Producer:

Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, Anne Labadie, Jeremy Thomas, Paolo Del Brocco
Writer:

Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini
Release Date (Theaters):

Dec 25, 2020 wide
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.5M
Runtime:

2h 5m
Production Co:

Apulia Film Commission, Canal+, Toscana Promozione, Rai Cinema, Archimede, Regione Puglia, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, BPER Banca, Le Pacte, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Regione Toscana, HanWay Films, Lazio Cinema International, Ciné+, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Regione Lazio, Leone Film
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Roberto Benigni
Geppetto

Federico Ielapi
Pinocchio

Luigi Proietti
Mangiafuoco

Rocco Papaleo
Gatto

Massimo Ceccherini
Volpe

Marine Vacth
Fata Turchina

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Critic Reviews for Pinocchio

All Critics (47) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (7)

Pinocchio's ultimate transformation from puppet to human boy lacks much of the transcendence inherent in the parable, and thus the film never moves beyond its wooden machinations.

January 12, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Josh Kupecki
Austin Chronicle
Get our your handkerchiefs for this gorgeous, live-action take from Italy on the Disney animated classic, starring Oscar winner Roberto Benigni as Geppetto, the woodcutter who builds a puppet to replace the son he never had.

December 31, 2020 | Full Review…

Peter Travers
ABC News
It has the makings of a stealth classic.

December 31, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Fairy tales have always held the threat of darkness as punishment for misbehavior, and this "Pinocchio" is no exception.

December 30, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
This new cinematic imagining of Carlo Collodi's classic fantasy tale is alternately enchanting and befuddling.

December 26, 2020 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
Matteo Garrone's adaptation of Carlo Collodi's story trembles with corporeal strangeness and unpredictability.

December 21, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Dan Rubins
Slant Magazine
Garrone's take is darker than Uncle Walt's, but like Disney, he imbues his take with a reliable sense of wonder. As a result, Pinocchio's path away from being a literal blockhead is delightful.

December 28, 2020 | Rating: 83/100 | Full Review…

Dan Lybarger
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The visuals are inventive, though not as spectacularly scary as Disney's depiction of the fish as Monstro the whale.

December 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Sean P. Means
The Movie Cricket
... boasts picturesque landscapes but some curiously detached storytelling while attempting to capture the darker aspects of the familiar source material.

December 25, 2020 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
Those accustomed to the softness of previous takes might be overwhelmed by this picture, which is imaginatively made with amazing technical achievements, but not an endeavor that touches the heart.

December 23, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
Matteo Garrone's wonderfully bizarre and visually stunning take on the classic tale is a genuine movie treat.

December 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Pete Hammond
Deadline Hollywood Daily
The film itself remains stuck in a half-baked fantasyland, hopelessly awash in its own unpleasantness and with nothing new to bring to its well-worn table.

December 22, 2020 | Full Review…

Matthew Lucas
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