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The New Adventures of Pinocchio

1999 · 95 min

A whimsical, fast-paced family fantasy with a warm heart, mild peril, and a touch of campy charm.

Directed by: Michael Anderson
Genres: Family, Fantasy
Starring: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson

Overview: Puppeteer Geppetto becomes a puppet himself after drinking an elixir that Pinocchio bought from a traveling carnival.

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Directed by: Michael Anderson
Genres: Family, Fantasy
Starring: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
coming-of-age
redemption
love
Places: small town
countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, fantasy
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Written by: Sherry Mills, Tom Sheppard
Starring: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson, Gemma Gregory, Warwick Davis, Sarah Alexander, Simon Schatzberger, Philip Philmar
Music: Rainer Oleak, Günther Fischer
Cinematography: Ennio Guarnieri
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Germany
Languages: English

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