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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio / Netflix presents ; a Double Dare You! film ; a ShadowMachine production ; in association with The Jim Henson Company ; directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson ; produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley & Corey Campodonico ; screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale ; screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC3511BD | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: English Original language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 1201.Publisher: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Director-approved Blu-ray special editionDescription: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9798886070941
Other title:
  • Pinocchio
Uniform titles:
  • Pinocchio (Motion picture : 2022 : Toro and Gustafson)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890. Avventure di Pinocchio
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Alexandre Desplat ; edited by Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein ; director of photography, Frank Passingham.
Cast: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton.Summary: 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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Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Dr. James Carlson Library DVD New SF/FANT PINOCCHI Available 33111010012843
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Main Library DVD New SF/FANT PINOCCHI Checked out 05/20/2024 33111010012850
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Blu-ray, region A; wide screen; Dolby Atmos; requires Blu-ray player.

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

English described audio.

Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton.

Music, Alexandre Desplat ; edited by Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein ; director of photography, Frank Passingham.

Based on the book "Pinocchio" written by Carlo Collodi.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

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.

Special features: Handcarved cinema: a new documentary featuring del Toro, Gustafson, and cast and crew, including the film's puppet creators, production designers, and animation supervisor; Directing stop-motion: a new program featuring del Toro and Gustafson; New conversation between del Toro and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New interview with curator Ron Magliozzi on The Museum of Modern Art's 2022 exhibition devoted to the film; New program on the eight rules of animation that informed the film's production; Panel discussion featuring del Toro, Gustafson, production designer Guy Davis, composer Alexandre Desplay, and sound designer Scott Martin Gershin, moderated by filmmaker James Cameron; Conversation among del Toro, Gustafson, and author Neil Gaiman; Essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke.

MPAA rating: PG; for dark thematic material, violence, peril, some rude humor and brief smoking.

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