Matteo Garrone broke out internationally with “Gomorrah” (2008), considered one of the most realistic mob movies ever made. His English-language debut was dark fantasy/horror film ̶…
broke out internationally with “Gomorrah” , considered one of the most realistic mob movies ever made. His English-language debut was dark fantasy/horror film “Tale of Tales” , followed more recently by violent revenge drama “Dogman,” which won the best actor prize at Cannes last year.” – which just opened in Italy in the No.
’ could be dark or violent. Instead it’s a light and luminous movie. It’s a film for all audiences,” Garrone toldBerlin artistic director Carlo Chatrian, in announcing the film’s gala screening at the 2020 Berlinale, noted how, while staying faithful to Collodi’s vision, you’ve created a very personal “Pinocchio.” Talk to me about your personal connection to the book.
It’s a story that resonates with kids all over the world. It contains the desire for freedom, of escape from rules. And also of weakness to temptations. In my case, I started identifying with Pinocchio as a kid. And then as a grownup, life has led me to become Geppetto, because I became father of a kid who is a quite a little Pinocchio himself. He’s been perfect for me that way.
Pinocchio is played by an 8-year-old child [Federico Ielapi], who had to undergo three hours of makeup a day to become made of wood. I think this is the first live-action movie in which Pinocchio is made of wood. When you decide to do “Pinocchio,” you know you are taking on probably the most dangerous task that any director or producer can face. The whole part of creating the characters, of designing them, was quite long and complex.
I remember we did a first test in London that didn’t work, that was too dark. He didn’t have the sweetness of the Pinocchio in the film. So we had to start all over, which took almost two months and took us right to the start of shooting. So I took a gamble. I decided to start shooting on the very day that the new Pinocchio would arrive on set. I said to myself: “It will be like the birth of my son.” Luckily, it was a son that I immediately loved.
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