Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, reimagines the classic tale. Using stop motion animation, the directors expand on the original story, delving in a darker direction partly by setting it in Mussolini's Italy. While the basis of the tale is familiar to viewers from the Disney version and others, this version treads the streets of original fairy tales, with their morals and their resounding bleakness. It also goes further than the original, so there is more to see than just a ...
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Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, reimagines the classic tale. Using stop motion animation, the directors expand on the original story, delving in a darker direction partly by setting it in Mussolini's Italy. While the basis of the tale is familiar to viewers from the Disney version and others, this version treads the streets of original fairy tales, with their morals and their resounding bleakness. It also goes further than the original, so there is more to see than just a repeat of an old children's tale. Steven Yoder, Rovi
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