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PINOCCHIO

RELEASED 14 AUGUST

TBC | 124 minutes

Director Matteo Garrone

Cast Roberto Benigni, Frederico Ielapi, Massimo Ceccherini

isn’t the critically mauled, which Roberto Benigni directed and starred in as the puppet. Rather, this is a 2019 Italian film where Benigni plays – perfectly well – Pinocchio’s creator Gepetto, in a version clearly made out of respect for Carlo Collodi’s original children’s book.

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