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©2023
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2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
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Criterion collection #1201
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Based on the book "Pinocchio" written by Carlo Collodi
A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means to be human through his experiences of war, death, and sacrifice. This version of the story imbues the oft-told tale with a bold new resonance about living with courage and compassion
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022
Accompanying booklet includes essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke
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Special features: Handcarved cinema: a new documentary featuring del Toro, Gustafson, and cast and crew, including the film's puppet creators, production designers, and animation supervisor; Directing stop-motion: a new program featuring del Toro and Gustafson; New conversation between del Toro and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New interview with curator Ron Magliozzi on The Museum of Modern Art's 2022 exhibition devoted to the film; New program on the eight rules of animation that informed the film's production; Panel discussion featuring del Toro, Gustafson, production designer Guy Davis, composer Alexandre Desplay, and sound designer Scott Martin Gershin, moderated by filmmaker James Cameron; Conversation among del Toro, Gustafson, and author Neil Gaiman; Essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke
Music, Alexandre Desplat ; edited by Ken Schretzmann, Holly Klein ; director of photography, Frank Passingham
Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton
MPAA rating: PG; for dark thematic material, violence, peril, some rude humor and brief smoking
DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1; described video
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English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio