New take on ‘Pinocchio’ offers dark, scary fairy tale
This is the movie poster for “Pinocchio.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Roadside Attractions)
By Kurt Jensen • Catholic News Service • Posted January 8, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) It’s no lie to say that “Pinocchio” (Roadside), Italian director Matteo Garrone’s live-action version of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel which he also co-wrote with Massimo Ceccherini is scrupulously faithful to the grotesqueries of its source material. As such, it falls well short of what anyone might regard as straightforward family entertainment.