![]() ![]() LIKE MANY OTHER DISNEY MOVIES, IT WAS BASED ON A BOOK. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: A Timeless Tale Told Anew is the story of how this amazing feat of animation and storytelling brought a new Pinocchio to life over a century after the magical wooden puppet was introduced. How they tried to accomplish it is just one of the 12 fib-free facts we rounded up on this 1940 classic. The book follows the long expedition to reinvent this classic tale, including del Toro's early ideas, character design, puppet building, and the animation process. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: A Timeless Tale Told Anew reveals the profound impact that Disney's Pinocchio had on Del Toro as a creator. Peter Hedges is penning a feature loosely based on the original Pinocchio story about a marionette carved from wood who dreams of becoming a real boy. Setting the film in 1930s Italy incorporates Benito Mussolini's authoritarianism and the rise of fascism, bringing an element of realism and a new layer of symbolism to Pinocchio's puppetry. Elements of Frankenstein are infused through Geppetto's horror and distress over his grief-driven creation. ![]() Del Toro's insistence on using stop-motion animation creates a new visual style and a distinct Pinocchio design. Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied by the horse Tibalt to see the world and joins the traveling circus run by hustl. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a fresh take on this classic tale, deriving inspiration from Collodi's original fairytale instead of Disney's retelling. The story was watered down, and the adapters eliminated the more antisocial tendencies from the character of Pinocchio, whom Collodi had modeled on Punchinello. ![]()
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