The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy family film, directed by Steve Barron and based on the original 1883 novel of the same name by Carlo Collodi. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Bender and Barry Berman on the screenplay. The film was an American, British, French, Czech, and German venture produced by New Line Cinema, The Kushner-Locke Company, Savoy Pictures, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. The film stars Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Rob Schneider, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, David Doyle and Geneviève Bujold. The film was both a critical and commercial failure.
Plot
In a forest, Italian woodcarver Geppetto carves a heart into a pine tree, expressing his secret love for a woman named Leona. When he leaves, a bolt of lightning strikes the tree, imbuing the heart with magic. Years later, Geppetto finds the remains of the tree and carves a marionette out of it, naming him Pinocchio. Due to the heart's magic, Pinocchio comes to life, referring to Geppetto as his father. Pinocchio chases a pigeon outside, meeting Leona, and then a pair of thieves, Volpe and Felinet, who work for Lorenzini, a sinister theater director and puppet master, informing him of Pinocchio's existence and sentience. Lorenzini tries to purchase Pinocchio, but Geppetto refuses to sell his son. Pinocchio climbs out of a window and wanders into town, joining a group of boys in school. He gets into a fight with the rowdy Lampwick, and when he lies about it, his nose grows longer and he is kicked out of the class. In sadness, Pinocchio ends up causing damage to a local bakery, and Geppetto is arrested as a result. Pinocchio flees home, meeting a talking cricket, Pepe, who tells Pinocchio to behave, and stay out of trouble in order to become a real boy. The next day, Pinocchio and Geppetto are put on trial at court. Unless Geppetto pays a fine, he will be imprisoned. Lorenzini enters, offering to pay off the debt if Pinocchio is given over to him. Geppetto reluctantly agrees after being reminded of his poor state.
More details
author | Steve Barron |
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contentLocation | Italy |
director | Steve Barron |
editor | Sean Barton |
genre | adventure fantasy |
keywords | arrest bad behavior bakery candlewick capture circus curse donkey drink farm fun-fair funfair geppetto gold coin italian kick out lampwick land land of toys lightning long nose lorenzini lose mangiafuoco marionette meet pass pigeon pine tree pinocchio puppet puppet master sea monster secret love spit stage coach swindle talk talking cricket terra magica the fox and the cat the terrible dogfish theater director volpe and felinet woodcarver |
musicBy | Rachel Portman |
producer | Heinz Bibo Jeffrey M. Sneller Raju Patel |
productionCompany | Pangaea Holdings Savoy Pictures Twin Continental Films |
publisher | New Line Cinema |
theme | animated |