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Pinocchio (2009)

Pinocchio poster
Directed by
Alberto Sironi
Genre
fantasy film, children's film
Country
Italy
Rated
7
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 102 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wooden puppet comes to life and must learn to be a good boy to become a real child. His adventures teach him about honesty, bravery, and the love of his father Geppetto.

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What happens

Pinocchio is a two-episode Italian-British miniseries directed by Alberto Sironi, based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and filmed in English. It first aired on the Italian channel Rai 1 on 1 and 2 November 2008. The cast includes Robbie Kay as Pinocchio, Bob Hoskins as Geppetto, Luciana Littizzetto as a female Talking Cricket and Alessandro Gassman as Carlo Collodi. It was shot in Lazio and Tuscany, Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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