Pinocchio

B/N | 114:00

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world.

Direction: del Toro; Guillermo
Script: del Toro; Guillermo, McHale; Patrick
Production: del Toro; Guillermo, Henson; Lisa, Ungar; Gary, Bulkley; Alexander, Campodonico; Corey
Photography: Passingham; Frank
Sound: Gershin; Scott Martin
Music: Desplat; Alexandre
Cast:Mann; Gregory, Mcgregor; Ewan, Bradley; David, Swinton; Tilda, Wolfhard; Finn, Blanchett; Cate, Perlman; Ron, Waltz; Christoph, Turturro; John, Gorman; Burn, Nelson; Tim Black
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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