Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Cover Image

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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 ; produced by Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar ; produced by Alex Bulkley & Corey Campodonico ; screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale ; screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Gustafson, Mark, (film director.). Henson, Lisa, 1960- (film producer.). Ungar, Gary, (film producer.). Bulkley, Alexander, (film producer.). Campodonico, Corey, (film producer.). McHale, Pat, (screenwriter.). Robbins, Matthew, (screenwriter.). McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (voice actor.). Bradley, David, 1942- (voice actor.). Mann, Gregory, 2009- (voice actor.). Gorman, Burn, 1974- (voice actor.). Perlman, Ron, 1950- (voice actor.). Turturro, John, 1957- (voice actor.). Wolfhard, Finn, 2002- (voice actor.). Blanchett, Cate, 1969- (voice actor.). Nelson, Tim Blake, (voice actor.). Waltz, Christoph, 1956- (voice actor.). Swinton, Tilda, (voice actor.). Passingham, Frank, (director of photography.). Schretzmann, Ken, (editor of moving image work.). Klein, Holly, 1975- (editor of moving image work.). Desplat, Alexandre, (composer (expression)). Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Avventure di Pinocchio. (Added Author). Netflix (Firm), (presenter.). DDY (Firm), (production company.). ShadowMachine, LLC, (production company.). Jim Henson Company, (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9798886070958
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi. Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. Accompanying booklet includes essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke. 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; Eight rules of animation: new program on the principles of animation that informed the film's production; New conversation between del Toro and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; Crafting Pinocchio for MOMA: new interview with curator Ron Magliozzi on The Museum of Modern Art's 2022 exhibition devoted to the film; 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; in booklet, ezssays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Frank Passingham ; editors, Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for dark thematic material, violence, peril, some rude humor and brief smoking.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); optional English descriptive audio.