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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Documentary · 2022

With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.

Movie details

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022 Documentary 37m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

764 votes

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

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With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Javier Antonio Soto

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Self

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Self

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Self

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Self

Gregory Mann

Gregory Mann

Self

David Bradley

David Bradley

Self

Court is in session

Put Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.