Pinocchio (2002)

Despite guidance from the Blue Fairy and the love of his father, a wooden puppet's curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.

Director:

Roberto Benigni

Writers:

Roberto Benigni (screenplay), Roberto Benigni (story by)

Stars:

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffrè

5 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roberto Benigni	...	Pinocchio
Nicoletta Braschi	...	Blue Fairy
Mino Bellei	...	Medoro
Carlo Giuffrè	...	Geppetto
Peppe Barra	...	The Talking Cricket
Franco Javarone	...	Mangiafuoco
Max Cavallari	...	The Cat
Bruno Arena	...	The Fox
Corrado Pani	...	Giudice
Kim Rossi Stuart	...	Lucignolo
Luis Molteni	...	Omino di burro
Alessandro Bergonzoni	...	Ringmaster
Alfredo Cavazzoni	...	Carabiniere 1
Vincenzo Bonanno	...	Carabiniere 2
Marco Tullio Cau	...	Carabiniere 3

Storyline

Despite guidance from the Blue Fairy and the love of his father, a wooden puppet's curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | pinocchio character | fairy | cricket the insect | local blockbuster | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax Official site

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio

Filming Locations:

Alberese, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€7,021,421 (Italy), 13 October 2002, Wide Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,151,463, 29 December 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,684,305

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,323,171

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melampo Cinematografica, Cecchi Gori Group Fin.Ma.Vi.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Roberto Benigni who also plays Pinocchio and Nicoletta Braschi who plays The Blue Fairy are married in real life.

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Alternate Versions

The Italian version with English subtitles was screened to most critics, before a last-minute English dubbed version using English-speaking celebrities was used, including Breckin Meyer, Glenn Close, John Cleese, Eric Idle, David Suchet, Cheech Marin, Eddie Griffin, Topher Grace, Erik Bergmann, Queen Latifah and Regis Philbin.

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Connections

Version of Pinocchio (2012)

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Soundtracks

I Viaggi Di Pinocchio
By Nicola Piovani

User Reviews

very underrated

The Italian language version is gorgeous and very faithful to the wonderful book. People make too big a deal out of Roberto playing a boy. He's quite good in the role and far more restrained than anything else I've seen him in, except maybe Son of the Pink Panther, which was pretty dreadful. That we are so hung up on the age of a man playing a living puppet shows how much imagination we have lost and how much baggage we bring into a film. It's sad to me that my kids won't be watching the film, because they are too young to read subtitles and the English language version sounds awful. I thought this was great.