Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini and Rocco Papaleo. SYNOPSIS: Old woodcarver Geppetto’s puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits. […]
Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)
Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini and Rocco Papaleo. SYNOPSIS: A wooden puppet that has been brought to life must learn lessons in living before he can become a real boy. Everyone knows the story of the puppet who wants to be a real boy. That’s […]
Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)
Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini, Rocco Papaleo and Gigi Proietti. SYNOPSIS: The timeless, and constantly retold, story of a sentient wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. Everybody knows the story of Pinocchio. Thanks mostly to the magical 1940 Disney adaptation, Carlo Collodi’s […]
UK trailer for Matteo Garrone’s live-action Pinocchio released
A UK trailer has been released for Pinocchio, director Matteo Garrone’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the classic children’s tale The Adventures of Pinocchio which stars Roberto Benigni as the woodcarver Geppetto and Federico Ielapi as the magical puppet who longs to become a real boy; watch it here… PINOCCHIO tells the tale of an old […]
Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio gets a first trailer
A first trailer has arrived online for Pinocchio, director Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah, Dogman) upcoming live-action adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, which features a cast that includes Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni as Geppetto and Federico Ielapi as Pinocchio alongside Gigi Proietti, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini, Marine Vacht. Check it out here… […]
First look at Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio starring Robert Benigni
With filming now underway on writer-director Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah, Dogman) new take on the classic fairytale, we have our first official image from Pinocchio starring Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, which you can find here courtesy of Deadline… Garrone’s take on the classic Carlo Collodi children’s story sees Benigni – who wrote, directed and starred in his […]
Roberto Benigni to star as Geppetto in live-action Pinocchio
Less than a week after the announcement that Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated passion project Pinocchio is moving forward at Netflix, we now have word that another adaptation of the Carlo Collodi fairy tale is moving forward, this time in live-action. Deadline reports that writer-director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Dogman) has cast Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni (Life […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Dogman
Dogman, 2018. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Marcello Fonte and Edoardo Pesce. SYNOPSIS: Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorises the entire neighbourhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance. The […]
Toni Servillo to play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio
Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio. Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.” “Pinocchio is a […]
