Pinocchio (2019 film)

A poor Italian carpenter named Geppetto decides to build a wooden puppet to tour the country and earn him a living. He names it "Pinocchio". When the puppet becomes sentient, he calls it his son. A Talking Cricket tries to help Pinocchio by giving him advice, but Pinocchio disregards it and burns his feet off by accident when resting near the fireplace. Geppetto promises him new feet on the condition that Pinocchio goes to school.

Pinocchio sets off to school, but is distracted by the puppet theatre. He joins the other living puppets and ruins the show. Furious, Mangiafuoco locks Pinocchio in his caravan and leaves town. Pinocchio begs to return to his father and Mangiafuoco lets him go, choosing to burn another puppet for firewood in his place. Pinocchio is upset by this and chooses to take the puppet's place. Surprised by his sacrifice, Mangiafuoco releases Pinocchio and gives him five gold coins to give to Geppetto.

On his way home, Pinocchio meets a fox and a cat pretending to be disabled (the Fox being lame and the Cat going blind). Attracted by the coins, they suggest that Pinocchio should sow them so they will sprout into a tree of money in the Field of Miracles, located in the Land of the Barn Owl. The Cat and the Fox trick him and disguise themselves as hooded assassins. Pinocchio hides the coins and attempts to flee but is caught and hung from a tree. He is rescued by a little girl, The Fairy with Turquoise Hair, who asks him why he was not at home or in school. Embarrassed, Pinocchio lies and his nose becomes bigger with each lie until the Fairy is forced to shorten his nose.

Having learned his lesson, Pinocchio returns home only to meet the Fox and the Cat a second time. Seeing that their plan failed, they convince him to go to the Field of Miracles again. Upon arriving, he plants the coins which the Fox and the Cat steal. Discovering the theft, Pinocchio reports it to the gorilla judge. Since justice does not favor the innocent in Barn Owl, he is sentenced to life. Pinocchio manages to get exonerated by telling the judge that he committed a crime before, making him guilty, and thus he is released.

Pinocchio returns home, but learns from one of the neighbors that Geppetto has left to look for him overseas in North America. Pinocchio attempts to find him, but gets shipwrecked on the Island of the Busy Bees. He is saved by the Blue Fairy (now a grown adult), who promises to turn him into a real boy if he studies and behaves.

Pinocchio goes to school and becomes the most studious boy in his class. He befriends Lucignolo, a disobedient boy who invites him to the Land of Toys where children can have fun all day long without schools, rules or adults after being taken there by The Coachman. After a long day in the Land of Toys, Pinocchio wakes up and finds that he and Lucignolo are turning into donkeys.

The Coachman sells Pinocchio to a circus. One day, Pinocchio notices the Fairy in the audience, trips, and cripples himself. The ringmaster decides to drown him and use his skin for a drum. In the sea, the Fairy summons fishes that nibble away Pinocchio's donkey skin, bringing him back to normal.

Pinocchio once again swims in search for his father and is swallowed by a gigantic ravenous whale-like sea monster. He finds Geppetto alive inside the monster. Taking advantage of the sea monster's asthma which forces him to sleep with his mouth open, the two flee from his mouth and reach the shore with the help of a big friendly tuna.

They find an abandoned house to rest in. To heal his father, who has gotten sick from the trip, Pinocchio works for a farmer to earn milk. Pinocchio continues to work and study and help Geppetto while he recovers. Pinocchio encounters the Fox and the Cat who try to cheat him out of his milk, but Pinocchio has learned from his past mistakes. The Fairy then grants Pinocchio his wish. He returns home and shows Geppetto that he has become a real boy.

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({{abbr|L–R|Left to right}}): producer {{ill|Paolo Del Brocco|it|Paolo Del Brocco}}, Marine Vacth, Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, director Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini, and {{ill|Alida Baldari Calabria|it|Alida Baldari Calabria}}.]]

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• Federico Ielapi as Pinocchio{{Cite web|url=https://www.badtaste.it/2019/07/17/pinocchio-matteo-garrone-impegnato-sul-set-in-una-foto-dal-dietro-le-quinte/381996/|title=Pinocchio: Matteo Garrone impegnato sul set in una foto dal dietro le quinte|last=Tosini|first=Matteo|date=2019-07-17|website=Cinema – BadTaste.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-date=2020-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616021732/https://www.badtaste.it/2019/07/17/pinocchio-matteo-garrone-impegnato-sul-set-in-una-foto-dal-dietro-le-quinte/381996/|url-status=live}}
• Ielapi dubbed himself in the English version
• Roberto Benigni as Geppetto
• English dub voice: {{ill|Antonio Palumbo (voice actor)|lt=Antonio Palumbo|it|Antonio Palumbo (doppiatore)}}
• Gigi Proietti as Mangiafuoco
• English dub voice: {{ill|Paolo Marchese|it|Paolo Marchese}}
• Rocco Papaleo as the Cat
• English dub voice: {{ill|Vladimiro Conti|it|Vladimiro Conti}}
• Massimo Ceccherini as the Fox
• English dub voice: Luigi Scribani
• Marine Vacth (dubbed by Domitilla D'Amico in both the Italian{{refn|group=nb|Vacth's voice can be heard in the teaser trailer, while D'Amico's voice was first heard in the final trailer}} and English versions) as the Fairy with Turquoise Hair (adult)
• {{ill|Alida Baldari Calabria|it|Alida Baldari Calabria}} as the Fairy with Turquoise Hair (child)
• Baldari Calabria dubbed herself in the English version
• Alessio Di Domenicantonio as Lucignolo
• English dub voice: Vittorio Thermes
• {{ill|Maria Pia Timo|it|Maria Pia Timo}} as the Snail
• English dub voice: {{ill|Cristina Noci|it|Cristina Noci}}
• {{ill|Davide Marotta|it|Davide Marotta}} as the Talking Cricket, the Pantalone Marionette, and Rabbit #1
• English dub voice: Luca Dal Fabbro (all three characters)
• Paolo Graziosi as Mastro Ciliegia
• English dub voice: {{ill|Gerolamo Alchieri|it|Gerolamo Alchieri}}
• Massimiliano Gallo as Doctor Crow, the Director of the Circus, and Mastiff #1
• English dub voices: Maurizio Lombardi (Doctor Raven) and {{ill|Francesco Sechi|it|Francesco Sechi}} (Director of the Circus)
• {{ill|Gianfranco Gallo|it|Gianfranco Gallo}} as Doctor Owl, Mastiff #2, and Medoro
• English dub voice: Luigi Ferraro (Doctor Owl)
• {{ill|Teco Celio|it|Teco Celio}} as the Judge Gorilla
• English dub voice: Marco Mete
• Enzo Vetrano as the Teacher
• English dub voice: Fabrizio Apolloni
• {{ill|Nino Scardina|it|Nino Scardina}} as The Coachman
• English dub voice: Giancarlo Magalli
• Maurizio Lombardi as the Tuna
• Lombardi dubbed himself in the English version
• {{ill|Guillaume Delaunay|fr|Guillaume Delaunay}} as a Circus Performer (the tallest man in the world)
• Giuliano Del Taglia as a Circus Performer (the shortest man in the world) and the Devil Marionette
• English dub voice: {{ill|Vladimiro Conti|it|Vladimiro Conti}} (Devil Marionette)
• {{ill|Domenico Centamore|it|Domenico Centamore}} as Giangio
• English dub voice: {{ill|Bruno Conti (actor)|lt=Bruno Conti|it|Bruno Conti (attore)}}
• Gigio Morra as Moreno (the Innkeeper in the scene with Geppetto)
• English dub voice: Francesco Vairano
• Mauro Bucci as Remigio (Geppetto's neighbor)
• English dub voice: Oliviero Dinelli
• {{ill|Sergio Forconi|it|Sergio Forconi}} as Cecconi (the Seller)
• English dub voice: Carlo Reali
• Luisa Ragusa as the Colombina Marionette and Rabbit #2
• English dub voice: {{ill|Roberta Gasparetti|it|Roberta Gasparetti}} (Colombina Marionette)
• Massimo Viafora as the Gendarme Marionette #1
• Claudio Gaetani as the Arlecchino Marionette
• English dub voice: {{ill|Edoardo Stoppacciaro|it|Edoardo Stoppacciaro}}
• Giovanni Iovino as the Pulcinella Marionette and Rabbit #3
• Betty La Padula as the Gianduja Marionette and Rabbit #4
• Aldo Marinucci as the Gendarme Marionette #2
• {{ill|Ciro Petrone|it|Ciro Petrone}} as Mangiafuoco's crier
• English dub voice: {{ill|Fabrizio De Flaviis|it|Fabrizio De Flaviis}}

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On 24 October 2016, it was announced that Toni Servillo was cast as Pinocchio's father Geppetto.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/matteo-garrone-pinocchio-toni-servillo-1201898547/|title=Matteo Garrone to Direct 'Pinocchio' Starring Toni Servillo|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=2016-10-24|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192842/https://variety.com/2016/film/global/matteo-garrone-pinocchio-toni-servillo-1201898547/|url-status=live}} Two years later, in October 2018, it was announced that Geppetto would be played by Roberto Benigni (who had played Pinocchio in a previous adaptation directed by himself), who said, "A great character, a great story, a great director: playing Geppetto directed by Matteo Garrone is one of the forms of happiness."{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/roberto-benigni-star-matteo-garrone-pinocchio-1202998195/|title=Oscar-Winner Roberto Benigni to Play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone's 'Pinocchio'|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=2018-10-26|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192839/https://variety.com/2018/film/global/roberto-benigni-star-matteo-garrone-pinocchio-1202998195/|url-status=live}}

Nick Dudman was initially announced as working on the film, but later dropped out.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/cannes-harry-potter-nick-dudman-hanway-pinocchio-1202428391/|title=Cannes: 'Harry Potter' Effects Wizard Nick Dudman Joins Live-Action 'Pinocchio' (Exclusive)|last=Mitchell|first=Robert|date=2017-05-17|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192837/https://variety.com/2017/film/global/cannes-harry-potter-nick-dudman-hanway-pinocchio-1202428391/|url-status=live}} Mark Coulier created the character design, prosthetics, and special make-up for the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2019/07/30/news/ecco_il_pinocchio_di_garrone_tutto_make_up_niente_effetti_speciali-232363565/|title=Ecco il Pinocchio di Garrone. Tutto make up, niente effetti speciali|date=2019-07-30|website=Repubblica.it|language=it|access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2020-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616021730/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2019/07/30/news/ecco_il_pinocchio_di_garrone_tutto_make_up_niente_effetti_speciali-232363565/|url-status=live}}

Filming began on 18 March 2019{{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2019/03/18/pinocchio-di-garrone-benigni-sul-set_d27decdc-9706-4998-87d9-73b017d5fc20.html|title=Pinocchio di Garrone, Benigni sul set – Cinema|date=2019-03-18|website=Agenzia ANSA|language=it|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=2019-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703194120/http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2019/03/18/pinocchio-di-garrone-benigni-sul-set_d27decdc-9706-4998-87d9-73b017d5fc20.html|url-status=live}} for 11 weeks in Tuscany, at Tenuta La Fratta, Lazio, and Apulia.

The film was theatrically released in Italy on 19 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.badtaste.it/2019/11/26/pinocchio-paolo-del-brocco-sulluscita-a-natale-la-merita-e-il-film-per-famiglie-perfetto/404523/|title=Pinocchio, Paolo Del Brocco sull'uscita a Natale: "La merita, è il film per famiglie perfetto"|date=2019-11-26|website=Cinema – BadTaste.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-12-09|archive-date=2020-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212053/https://www.badtaste.it/interviste/pinocchio-paolo-del-brocco-sulluscita-a-natale-la-merita-e-il-film-per-famiglie-perfetto/|url-status=live}}

Garrone paid €150,000 out of his own pocket to dub the movie in English before even finding a distributor. He chose to use Italian voices to preserve the Italianness of the film, and to take advantage of the fact that Italians are master dubbers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.raiplayradio.it/audio/2020/02/Hollywood-Party---Berlinale--3-165f676c-5f22-4a3d-a1b5-2e120d4d3323.html|title=Berlinale #3 | Hollywood Party - Rai Radio 3 - RaiPlay Radio|website=Rai|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212106/https://www.raiplayradio.it/audio/2020/02/Hollywood-Party---Berlinale--3-165f676c-5f22-4a3d-a1b5-2e120d4d3323.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwoewSkL48 |title=Pinocchio Interview - Matteo Garrone (Director) |website=YouTube |access-date=2020-09-04 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwoewSkL48 |url-status=live}} Three actors dubbed themselves: Federico Ielapi as Pinocchio, Alida Baldari Calabria as the child Fairy, and Maurizio Lombardi as the Tuna; Lombardi also dubbed another character, Doctor Raven (played by Massimiliano Gallo). The adult fairy, played by Marine Vacth, is dubbed again by Domitilla D'Amico, who had already dubbed her in the Italian version. The dub was directed by Francesco Vairano, who also wrote the English dialogue.{{Cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/cyDSWZb.png |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-12-26 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212022/https://i.imgur.com/cyDSWZb.png |url-status=live}}

In May 2020, {{ill|Paolo Del Brocco|it|Paolo Del Brocco}}, one of the movie's producers, said they were very close to selling Pinocchio to the US, but the coronavirus outbreak put the selling on hiatus.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/david-awards-cinema-italianos-1234601711/|title=David Awards Celebrate Cinema Italiano's Spirit of Rebirth|first1=Nick|last1=Vivarelli|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512221540/https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/david-awards-cinema-italianos-1234601711/|url-status=live}} On July 27, that same year, it was announced that Vertigo Films had bought the UK and Ireland rights to the film, with plans to theatrically release it in late August.{{Cite web|url=https://blazingminds.co.uk/matteo-garrone-pinocchio-vertigo-releasing/|title=Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio has been picked up by Vertigo Releasing|first=Karen|last=Woodham|date=July 27, 2020|access-date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212109/https://blazingminds.co.uk/matteo-garrone-pinocchio-vertigo-releasing/|url-status=live}} On July 28, the British Board of Film Classification gave the film a PG rating.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/pinocchio-film-1|title=Pinocchio|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date=2020-08-01|archive-date=2020-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814083312/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/pinocchio-film-1|url-status=dead}} On July 30, Vertigo published the English trailer, and revealed that the movie would be released in UK and Ireland on August 14, with previews from August 10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a33471038/pinocchio-live-action-remake-uk-release-date/|title=Live action Pinocchio remake gets a UK release date|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=July 30, 2020|website=Digital Spy|access-date=July 30, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801034334/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a33471038/pinocchio-live-action-remake-uk-release-date/|url-status=live}}

On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Roadside Attractions had bought the US rights to the film.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pinocchio-roberto-benigni-matteo-garrone-roadside-attractions |title=Roberto Benigni's 'Pinocchio' Acquired by Roadside Attractions |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=2020-11-21 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212035/https://www.thewrap.com/pinocchio-roberto-benigni-matteo-garrone-roadside-attractions/ |url-status=live}} On November 30, it was revealed that the English version of the movie would be released in the United States and Canada on December 25.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/pinocchio-roberto-benigni-christmas-day-theatrical-release-1234625141/ |title=Roberto Benigni's New 'Pinocchio' Movie Going Wide This Holiday Season |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=2020-12-01 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212028/https://deadline.com/2020/11/pinocchio-roberto-benigni-christmas-day-theatrical-release-1234625141/ |url-status=live}}

On 29 March 2019, the first promotional image was released.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2019/03/29/benigni-sul-set-geppetto-per-garrone_a891d991-599d-45f2-9df4-efd2668117c8.html|title=Il Pinocchio di Garrone, la prima immagine ufficiale con Benigni – Cinema|date=2019-03-29|website=Agenzia ANSA|language=it|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=2020-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616021801/https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2019/03/29/benigni-sul-set-geppetto-per-garrone_a891d991-599d-45f2-9df4-efd2668117c8.html|url-status=live}} The first trailer was published online on July 3, 2019.{{Citation|last=01Distribution|title=Pinocchio di Matteo Garrone (2019) – Teaser Trailer HD|date=2019-07-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrYzwbp4vE|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=2019-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716104510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrYzwbp4vE|url-status=live}}

Pinocchio grossed $30.4 million, including $17.8 million in Italy, against a production budget of €11 million.{{cite web |title=Pinocchio (2019) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pinocchio-(Italy)(2019)#tab=summary |publisher=The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-date=27 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212052/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pinocchio-(Italy)(2019)#tab=summary |url-status=live}}

In Italy, the film made US$2.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing second behind Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It made $1.9 million in its second weekend and $530,806 in its third, finishing third and sixth, respectively.{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3350168065/weekend/ |title= Pinocchio - Italy |access-date= 2020-12-24 |archive-date= 2020-12-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212029/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3350168065/weekend/ |url-status= live}} The film grossed €15 million ($17.1 million) domestically, making it director Garrone's highest-grossing film domestically (beating 2008's Gomorrah, which made €10.2 million). It was also the sixth highest-grossing film in Italy in the 2019–2020 season (behind Tolo Tolo, The Lion King, Joker, Frozen II, and Once Upon a Time... in Bethlehem).

In the film's United Kingdom debut it grossed $140,810 (£107,260) from 271 theaters, becoming the third highest-grossing film since the British cinemas' re-opening from the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/unhinged-retains-uk-ireland-box-office-lead-as-inception-pinocchio-spur-107-growth/5152365.article |title= 'Unhinged' retains UK-Ireland box office lead as 'Inception', 'Pinocchio' spur 107% growth |website= ScreenDaily |access-date= 2020-08-20 |archive-date= 2020-12-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212112/https://www.screendaily.com/news/unhinged-retains-uk-ireland-box-office-lead-as-inception-pinocchio-spur-107-growth/5152365.article |url-status= live}} It went on to gross $1.1 million in the UK. In the United States, the film debuted to $274,600 from 736 theaters.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 27, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-glitches-christmas-day-box-office-1234661645/ |title='Wonder Woman 1984' Hits $16.7M At Domestic B.O. In Face Of HBO Max Release; Record For Pandemic, But -84% Lower Than First Pic's Opening |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226212115/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-glitches-christmas-day-box-office-1234661645/ |url-status=live}}

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critics consensus reads: "Sticking closely to Carlo Collodi's original story, Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio pulls every string to create a visually stunning film that proves that some tales really are timeless."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pinocchio_2020|title=Pinocchio (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212133/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pinocchio_2020|archive-date=27 December 2020|url-status=live}} Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/pinocchio-2019|title=Pinocchio (2020) |website=Metacritic|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=27 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212133/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/pinocchio-2019|url-status=live}}

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: 'Matteo Garrone's new Pinocchio brings genuine emotion to one of the most ambitious film adaptations to date of Carlo Collodi's 1883 kid classic.'{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pinocchio-1264602 |title='Pinocchio' film review |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=2020-04-29 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212032/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pinocchio-1264602 |url-status=live}} Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave it a B rating and wrote: "Pinocchio imbues its circumstances with a surprising degree of naturalism, thanks to the filmmaker's careful handling of practical effects that suit the unusual tone."{{cite web |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/pinocchio-review-matteo-garrone-berlinale-1202213083/ |title= Pinocchio review |website= IndieWare |date= 24 February 2020 |access-date= 2020-04-29 |archive-date= 2020-04-17 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417050831/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/pinocchio-review-matteo-garrone-berlinale-1202213083/ |url-status= live}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it 4/5 stars, saying, "Pinocchio is a thoroughly bizarre story; Garrone makes of it a weirdly satisfying spectacle."{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/23/pinocchio-review-wooden-puppet-fairytale-goes-back-to-the-sweet-sour-original |title= Pinocchio review |work= The Guardian |date= 23 February 2020 |access-date= 2020-04-29 |archive-date= 2020-12-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212034/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/23/pinocchio-review-wooden-puppet-fairytale-goes-back-to-the-sweet-sour-original |url-status= live}} Simran Hans of The Observer also gave the movie 4/5 stars, stating that, "The source material is a neat fit for the Italian film-maker, who traversed similarly episodic fairytale terrain with 2015's Tale of Tales. It's also a critique of society that feels timeless or, rather, timely – and not just for Garrone."{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/15/pinocchio-review-matteo-garrone-creepy-live-action |title=Pinocchio review |author=Simran Hans |website=The Observer |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=2020-10-12 |archive-date=2020-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227212034/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/15/pinocchio-review-matteo-garrone-creepy-live-action |url-status=live}} Josefine Algieri of OneRoomwithaView.com wrote: "Pinocchio is still an enjoyable film, boasting an appropriately whimsical score and beautiful production design, and succeeds in creating a fairy tale even among the realism of poverty-stricken rural Italy."{{cite web |url= https://oneroomwithaview.com/2020/12/10/pinocchio-berlinale-2020-review/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201230213652/https://oneroomwithaview.com/2020/12/10/pinocchio-berlinale-2020-review/ |url-status= usurped |archive-date= December 30, 2020 |title=Pinocchio - Review |website= oneroomwithaview.com|date=10 December 2020 |access-date=2021-07-04}}

At the Berlinale film festival 2020, the critics' consensus was that the film suffered from its realism, wearying viewers for lack of fairy tale flair, but that Benigni's scurrilous performance might provoke a few laughs.Kalle Somnitz, Silvia Bahl, Nathanael Brohammer und Anne Wotschke: [https://www.programmkino.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/berlinale-2020.pdf Berlinale 2020: Ein Festivalbericht.] In: programmkino.de. Retrieved 13 March 2020. (PDF; 177 KB)

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