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| Netflix | Release Date: November 9, 2022 |
Starring:
Burn Gorman, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, David Bradley, Ewan McGregor, Finn Wolfhard, Francesca Fanti, Gregory Mann, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Tim Blake Nelson
Movie Facts:
- Streams on Netflix beginning December 9, 2022.
Summary:
Genre(s):
Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Family, Musical
Runtime:
117 min
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Dec 22, 2022
Though it may not be as iconic as the 1940s version, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is still astounding. Every character is fleshed out and filled with eccentricities lacking in prior versions. Themes of empathy, fascism, dealing with death, and learning to live again run deep within this masterpiece. And for all the complexities, the film is just plain enjoyable.
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IndieWire
Oct 15, 2022
Pinocchio feels like the best mix of classic del Toro and new del Toro, with the wisdom and melancholy that comes with age and experience, yet his bright-eyed love of fairy tales from his Spanish-language films. Perhaps more impressive is how Pinocchio pushes the oldest form of animation to new places, and like the puppet himself, breathes life into inanimate objects.
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Several directors have told the tale of Pinocchio over the years, but none have been anywhere near as successful in reimagining it to fit their own sensibilities. Del Toro putting his own name in the title isn’t a move motivated by ego—nobody else could have made it but him.
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The film is marked by wild flashes of invention, all born of painstaking craft and devotion.
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Empire
Nov 22, 2022
Guillermo del Toro’s perspective runs through every frame of this unique retelling, which isn’t afraid to tackle troubling themes. A sincere, soulful exploration of what it means to be human.
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Dec 12, 2022
At times, the movie simply feels overstuffed, mimicking the episodic structure of the book—if very few of its particulars—to the extent that it can feel like you’ve nodded off and woken up in the middle of a different story altogether. But its inventiveness is so vivid that no matter where you are at any given moment, you’re happy to be there
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Dec 9, 2022
It’s evident that the filmmakers wanted to create a different, tougher and putatively more serious Pinocchio than the Disney version that has been lodged in the popular imagination for decades. But the movie’s decontextualized and disturbingly ill-considered use of Fascism is reductive and finally grotesque.
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Jan 20, 2023
Probably the best adaption done of Pinocchio done that i've seen in a long time. Visually stunning and wonderfully voiced by all involved, it's a wonderful interpretation that explores life, grief and what it means to be a real boy. Guillermo is a genius
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Dec 11, 2022
Guillermo del Toro is a god, extremely beautiful all the production, including characters, story and music.
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Dec 1, 2022
Del Toro says Ciao to previous versions of Pinocchio and makes his own with a deeper and sadder story that is carved from the same tree as the director's previous films, what was the result?, something so charmingly flawed that it manages to be a perfect movie from the mexican director
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Jan 8, 2023
Very chancy that Guillermo Del Toro will win best director AND animated feature at the Oscars.
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Dec 14, 2022
beautiful, emotional, great attention to detail, amazing score by Desplat, funny, sad, intelligent
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Dec 12, 2022
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Jan 9, 2023
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