Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio(2022) May 2026

: Unlike previous versions where disobedience is a sin to be corrected, del Toro portrays Pinocchio’s refusal to follow orders as a moral virtue in the face of tyranny.

This film is a triumph of stop-motion animation , taking 940 days to capture. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio(2022)

Set in 1930s Fascist Italy , the film contrasts the rigid, uniform obedience demanded by Mussolini’s regime with the messy, "perfectly imperfect" individuality of a wooden puppet. : Unlike previous versions where disobedience is a