Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio [2022 film]

by Guillermo del Toro (Director), Mark Gustafson (Director), Patrick McHale (Screenwriter), Matthew Robbins (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Cate Blanchett (Actor), David Bradley (Actor), Alex Bulkley (Producer), Corey Campodonico (Producer), Carlo Collodi (Original book) — 15 more, Alexandre Desplat (Composer), Burn Gorman (Actor), Lisa Henson (Producer), Tom Kenny (Actor), Gregory Mann (Actor), Ewan McGregor (Actor), Tim Blake Nelson (Actor), Frank Passingham (Cinematographer), Ron Perlman (Actor), Ken Schretzmann (Editor), Tilda Swinton (Actor), John Turturro (Actor), Gary Ungar (Producer), Christoph Waltz (Actor), Finn Wolfhard (Actor)

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A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means to be human through his experiences of war, death, and sacrifice. This version of the story imbues the oft-told tale with a bold new resonance about living with courage and compassion.… (more)

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Geppetto, un vedovo falegname che vive nella grigia Italia fascista, costruisce una marionetta in onore del figlio perduto: Pinocchio. Pinocchio prende vita e, per rendere il padre fiero di lui, intraprende un viaggio in compagnia di Sebastian, il grillo che viveva nel tronco da cui è stato ricavato...

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
del Toro, Guillermo	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gustafson, Mark	Director	main author	all editions	confirmed
McHale, Patrick	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Robbins, Matthew	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Blanchett, Cate	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bradley, David	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bulkley, Alex	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Campodonico, Corey	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Collodi, Carlo	Original book	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Desplat, Alexandre	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gorman, Burn	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Henson, Lisa	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kenny, Tom	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mann, Gregory	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McGregor, Ewan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nelson, Tim Blake	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Passingham, Frank	Cinematographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Perlman, Ron	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Schretzmann, Ken	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Swinton, Tilda	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Turturro, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ungar, Gary	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Waltz, Christoph	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wolfhard, Finn	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jean, James	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Criterion Collection (1201)

The Jim Henson Company Films

Netflix Animation Films

Netflix Original Films

Netflix Original Programing

Is an adaptation of

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Has as a reference guide/companion

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: A Timeless Tale Told Anew by Gina McIntyre

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film by Alexandre Desplat

▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Academy Award (Winner – Best Animated Feature – 2022)

Annie Award (Winner – Best Animated Feature – 2022)

BAFTA Award (Winner – Best Animated Film – 2023)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner – Best Animated Feature – 2022)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee – Best Score – 2022)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee – Best Song – 2022)

Golden Globe Award (Winner – Best Animated Feature Film – 2023)

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio [2022 film]

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Pinocchio

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2022-12-09

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Pinocchio (Gregory Mann)

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World War II, Italian Home Front

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A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means to be human through his experiences of war, death, and sacrifice. This version of the story imbues the oft-told tale with a bold new resonance about living with courage and compassion.

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