a new live—action version from italian director matteo garrone is a very different beast.ithful adaptation of the 1883 book the adventures of the pinocchio by carlo collodi, it stars roberto benigni as geppetto, the woodcarver who crafts a puppet that magically comes to life. using elaborate prosthetics and cgi, the child actor federico ielapi is transferred very credibly into the wooden puppet who just wants to be a real boy. the bond between geppetto and his "son" is tangible, so it's nerve—racking when the gullible pinocchio wanders off and gets lost in the countryside, encountering robbers and conmen. pinocchio is a gorgeous—looking film that occasionally tugs on the heartstrings. but it's much more satisfying in the subtitled version, which is showing in independent cinemas, than it is in the dubbed one that is showing in the multiplexes. the cloying english voices make it seem creepy. i know a certain place called the field of miracles... either way, pinocchio feels unusually dark and disturbing for a pg film, so while fans of garrone‘s twisted fairy tale film tale o

a new live—action version from italian director matteo garrone is a very different beast.res of the pinocchio by carlo collodi, it stars roberto benigni as geppetto, the woodcarver who crafts a puppet that magically comes to life. using elaborate prosthetics and cgi, the child actor federico ielapi is transferred very credibly into the wooden puppet who just wants to be a real boy. the bond between geppetto and his "son" is tangible, so it's nerve—racking when the gullible pinocchio wanders off and gets lost in the countryside, encountering robbers and conmen. pinocchio is a gorgeous—looking film that occasionally tugs on the heartstrings. but it's much more satisfying in the subtitled version, which is showing in independent cinemas, than it is in the dubbed one that is showing in the multiplexes. the cloying english voices make it seem creepy. either way, pinocchio feels unusually dark and disturbing for a pg film, so while fans fairy tale film tale of tales will find plenty to feast on, the parents with younger children might want to wait for the upcoming disney live—ac

a new live—action version from italian director matteo garrone is a very different beast.roberto benigni as geppetto, the woodcarver who crafts a puppet that magically comes to life. using elaborate prosthetics and cgi, the child actor federico ielapi is transferred very credibly into the wooden puppet who just wants to be a real boy. the bond between geppetto and his "son" is tangible, so it's nerve—racking when the gullible pinocchio wanders off and gets lost in the countryside, encountering robbers and conmen. pinocchio is a gorgeous—looking film that occasionally tugs on the heartstrings. but it's much more satisfying in the subtitled version, which is showing in independent cinemas, than it is in the dubbed one that is showing in the multiplexes. the cloying english voices make it seem creepy. i know a certain place... called the field of miracles. either way, pinocchio feels unusually dark and disturbing for a pg film, so while fans of garrone's twisted fairy tale film tale of tales will find plenty to feast on, the parents with younger children might want to wait fo