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The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972 · 135 min

A leisurely, earthy retelling that lingers on poverty and longing before the magic begins.

Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Family
Starring: Andrea Balestri, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida

Overview: Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a puppet to keep him company.

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Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Family
Starring: Andrea Balestri, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
coming-of-age
identity
politics
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: fantasy, drama, family, comedy
Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Written by: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luigi Comencini
Starring: Andrea Balestri, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida, Domenico Santoro, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Zoe Incrocci, Lionel Stander
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi
Runtime: 135 min
Country: Germany, France, Italy
Languages: German, Italian

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