IndieWire
Occupies a peculiar limbo between the sensibility of a children’s movie and a more unsettling adult take.
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Pinocchio (2019)
Matteo Garrone, two-time BAFTA-nominated director of Dogman and Gomorra, helms this live-action take on the beloved fairytale of the walking-n-talking wooden child who dreams of being a real boy. Roberto Benigni stars as Geppetto.
2019Rating: M, Mature themes and violence125 minsItaly, France, UKItalian with English subtitles
AdventureKids & FamilyFantasyWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Matteo Garrone ('Tale of Tales', 'Gomorrah', 'Dogman')
- Writer:
- Massimo Ceccherini
- Cast:
- Federico IelapiRoberto BenigniMarine VacthGigi Proietti
Pinocchio (2019) / Reviews
Little White Lies
A visual feast of candy-coloured circuses and breath-taking practical effects...
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Sight & Sound
Garrone’s take on the iconic children’s story is... grounded in a tough and unjust world.
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Hollywood Reporter
Brings genuine emotion to one of the most ambitious film adaptations to date of Carlo Collodi's 1883 kid classic.
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Variety
A child-friendly movie with its fair share of enchantment but curiously lacking in memorable highlights.
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Empire Magazine
In thrall to goodness and kindness, with beautiful creature creations and eccentric humour.
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Financial Times
Garrone renders the picaresque antics in picturesque tableaux full of elaborate set-dressing and costumery, and delivers a moving denouement.
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Independent
Moving, tender and sumptuous, but bears a sticky queasiness that some may find unbearable.
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The Guardian
The salty-sweet taste Garrone confects will perhaps be a little rich for some and the sentimental streak is certainly there. Pinocchio is a thoroughly bizarre story; Garrone makes of it a weirdly satisfying spectacle.
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