Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will make its world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival. Based on the classic fairy tale by Carlo Collodi, the story takes place in 1930, during the rise of Fascism in Italy, when a wooden puppet comes to life to heal the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto.
The film will be screened at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre. The famous Italian fairy tale was a major influence on Del Toro, who stated that “no other form of art has influenced my life and career as much as animation, and no character in history is as deeply and personally connected to me as Pinocchio.” “. . He signs direction with Mark Gustafson in a script written by him and Patrick McHale.
The BFI London Film Festival will take place from 5 to 15 October 2022.
Source: RES-EMI
Source: Kathimerini
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