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PMP#143: Pinocchio the Unfilmable (Yet Frequently Filmed)

January 26, 2023 by Mark Leave a Comment

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The PMP core four (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) discuss the original 1883 freaky children’s story by Carlo Collodi and consider the recent rush of film versions, from a new Disney/Robert Zemikis CGI take to Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion passion project to a heavily costumed Italian version by Matteo Garrone, which is the second to feature Oscar winner Roberto Benigni in a lead role. Benigni’s previous try was a 2002 version that is the most true to the beats of the original story and maybe because of this has a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Why do people keep remaking this story, and how has the original moral of “be a good boy and obey” changed over the years?

Read the original story. Some articles going through the film versions include:

  • “The twisted history of Pinocchio on screen” by Cindy White
  • “Pinocchio: Top 10 Best Movie And TV Adaptations, Ranked by IMDb” by Olivia Hayward
  • “Pinocchios, Ranked” by Barry Levitt
  • “The Transformations of Pinocchio” by Joan Acocella
  • “Pinocchio: The scariest children’s story ever written” by Nicholas Barber

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