GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO Red Carpet Premieres

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

US Premiere

Screening to be followed by a conversation with Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Christoph Waltz, Gregory Mann, Alexandre Desplat, Patrick McHale, Finn Wolfhard and Georgina Hayn.

Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and Emmy Award®-winning stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy against the backdrop of Mussolini’s regime in 1930s Italy. This darkly whimsical tour de force finds a grieving Geppetto (David Bradley) seeking comfort in his creation of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio (Gregory Mann). When the Turquoise Fairy (Tilda Swinton) grants the puppet the gift of life, Pinocchio sets out on an enchanted adventure with his wise companion Cricket (Ewan McGregor) that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love. Lushly realized in Gustafson’s rustic animation style with del Toro’s panache for fantastical old-world beauty, the film marks del Toro’s first stop-motion animated production, as well as his first musical, with songs co-written by the filmmaker, composer Alexandre Desplat (THE SHAPE OF WATER) and lyricist Roeban Katz.

Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His feature debut CRONOS premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Caméra d’Or. His other credits include PAN’S LABYRINTH (2006), PACIFIC RIM (2013), THE SHAPE OF WATER (AFI FEST 2017) and NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021).

Jasmine Abghari
Netflix
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Details

Country: USA

Year: 2022

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

Screenwriters: Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale

Producers: Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley & Corey Campodonico

Executive Producer: Jason Lust

Director of Photography: Frank Passingham

Editors: Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein

Production Designers: Curt Enderle, Guy Davis

Music: Alexandre Desplat

Cast/Featuring: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton

Running Time (minutes): 114

Language: English

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