In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.
Federico Ielapi
as Pinocchio
Roberto Benigni
as Mister Geppetto
Marine Vacth
as Fata Turchina
Gigi Proietti
as Mangiafuoco
Massimo Ceccherini
as Volpe
Rocco Papaleo
as Gatto
Alessio Di Domenicantonio
as Lucignolo
Marcello Fonte
as Pappagallo
Davide Marotta
as Grillo Parlante
Paolo Graziosi
as Mastro Ciliegia
SWITCH.
Scored to tinkling chords by Dario Marianelli, this is the kind of film that Tim Burton probably thought he was making with the bland 'Alice in Wonderland' or Benh Zeitlin with his lumpen 'Wendy'. Garrone manages to pull off something more captivating than a run-of-the-mill Disney-fied bedtime story...