Pinocchio ( , ) is a

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and the

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of the children's novel ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' (1883) by Italian writer

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. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named

Geppetto Geppetto ( , ), also known as Mister Geppetto, is an Italian fictional character in the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio ...

in a Tuscan village. He is created as a wooden

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, but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is known for his long nose, which grows when he lies. Pinocchio is a

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and one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature. His story has been adapted into many other media, notably the 1940 Disney film ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

''. Collodi often used the Italian Tuscan dialect in his book. The name ''

'' is possibly derived from the rare Tuscan form ''

pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (“pine nut”) or constructed from ''

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'' (“pine tree, pine wood”) and occhio ("eye").

Fictional character description

Pinocchio's characterization varies across interpretations, but several aspects are consistent across all adaptations: Pinocchio is an animated sentient puppet, Pinocchio's maker is

and Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies. Pinocchio is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress (chapter 3), especially while lying. In the original tale, Collodi describes him as a "rascal," "imp," " scapegrace" (mischievous or wayward person), "disgrace," "ragamuffin," and "confirmed rogue," with even his father, carpenter Geppetto, referring to him as a "wretched boy." Upon being born, Pinocchio immediately laughs derisively in his creator's face, whereupon he steals the old man's wig. Pinocchio's bad behavior, rather than being charming or endearing, is meant to serve as a warning. Collodi originally intended the story, which was first published in 1881, to be a tragedy. It concluded with the puppet's execution. Pinocchio's enemies, the Fox and the Cat, bind his arms, pass a noose around his throat, and hang him from the branch of an oak tree.

A tempestuous northerly wind began to blow and roar angrily, and it beat the poor puppet from side to side, making him swing violently, like the clatter of a bell ringing for a wedding. And the swinging gave him atrocious spasms...His breath failed him and he could say no more. He shut his eyes, opened his mouth, stretched his legs, gave a long shudder, and hung stiff and insensible.

Characteristics

Clothing and character

Pinocchio is a wooden

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(a puppet that is manipulated with wires) and not a

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(directly controlled from inside by the puppeteer's hand). However, the piece of wood from which he is derived is animated, and so Pinocchio moves independently. He often gets carried away by bad company and is prone to lying. His nose becomes longer when lying to others. Because of these characteristics, he often finds himself in trouble. Pinocchio transforms the novel: he promises

The Fairy with Turquoise Hair The Fairy with Turquoise Hair ( it, La Fata dai Capelli Turchini; often simply referred to as The Blue Fairy, ''La Fata Turchina'') is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi, repeatedly appea ...

to become a real boy, flees with

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to the

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, becomes a donkey, joins a circus, and becomes a puppet again. In the last chapter, out of the mouth of

The Terrible Dogfish The Terrible Dogfish ( it, Il Terribile Pescecane) is a dogfish-like sea monster, which appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio'') as one of the main antagonists and the final one. It is ...

with Geppetto, Pinocchio finally stops being a puppet and becomes a real boy (thanks to the intervention of the Fairy in a dream). In the novel, Pinocchio is often depicted with a pointy hat, a jacket, and a pair of colored, knee-length pants. In the

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version, the appearance is different; the character is dressed in Tyrolean style, with

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and a hat with a feather.

Nose

Pinocchio's nose is his best-known characteristic. It grows in length when he tells a lie, but also does so in the book when it is first carved by Geppetto. The nose is mentioned only a couple of times in the book, but it reveals the Blue Fairy's power over Pinocchio when he acts disobediently. After the boy's struggling and weeping over his deformed nose, the Blue Fairy summons woodpeckers to peck it back to normal.

Literary analysis

Some literary analysts have described Pinocchio as an

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. Like many Western literary heroes, such as

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, Pinocchio descends into hell; he also experiences rebirth through metamorphosis, a common motif in fantasy literature.Morrissey, Thomas J., and Richard Wunderlich. "Death and Rebirth in Pinocchio." Children's Literature 11 (1983): 64–75. Before writing ''Pinocchio'', Collodi wrote a number of didactic children's stories for the then-recently unified Italy, including a series about an unruly boy who undergoes humiliating experiences while traveling the country, titled ''Viaggio per l'Italia di Giannettino'' ('Little Johnny's voyage through Italy'). Throughout ''Pinocchio'', Collodi chastises Pinocchio for his lack of moral fiber and his persistent rejection of responsibility and desire for fun. The structure of the story of Pinocchio follows that of the folktales of peasants who venture out into the world but are naïvely unprepared for what they find and get into ridiculous situations. At the time of the writing of the book, this was a serious problem, arising partly from the industrialization of Italy, which led to a growing need for reliable labor in the cities; the problem was exacerbated by similar, more or less simultaneous, demands for labor in the industrialization of other countries. One major effect was the emigration of much of the Italian peasantry to cities and foreign countries such as the United States. The main imperatives demanded of Pinocchio are to work, be good, and study. And in the end, Pinocchio's willingness to provide for his father and devote himself to these things transforms him into a real boy with modern comforts.

Media portrayals

Literature

* ''Il Segreto di Pinocchio'' (1894) by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi, published in the United States in 1913 as ''Pinocchio under the Sea''. * ''Pinocchio in Africa'' (1903) by Eugenio Cherubini. * ''The Heart of Pinocchio'' (1917) by Paolo Lorenzini. * ''Pinocchio in America'' (1928) by

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. * ''Puppet Parade'' (1932) by Carol Della Chiesa. * The children's novel '' The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino'' (1936) is a free retelling of the story of Pinocchio by Russian writer

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. Some of the adventures are derived from Collodi, but many are either omitted or added. Pinocchio (''

Buratino Buratino (Russian: Буратино) is the main character of Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's 1936 book ''The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'', which is based on the 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collo ...

'') does not reform himself nor becomes a real human. For Tolstoy, Pinocchio as a puppet is a positive model of creative and non-conformist behavior. * ''Hi! Ho! Pinocchio!'' (1940) by Josef Marino. * ''

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'' (鉄腕アトム, ''Tetsuwan Atomu'') (1952), a Japanese

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, recasts loosely the Pinocchio theme. Schodt, Frederik L. "Introduction." ''Astro Boy'' Volume 1 (Comic by

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. Page 3 of 3 (The introduction section has 3 pages). . * ''Pinocchio in Venice'' (1991) by

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, features Pinocchio as one of the various fictional characters brought to life during the Bohemian Rhapsody Arc. * ''Pinocchio: The Boy'', (2002) children's

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as a refugee, having fled his magical homeland and living in the mundane 21st century * ''

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'' (2006–2008), a comic book series by C. B. Cebulski, features a retelling of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' with the robotic superhero called The Vision in the role of Pinocchio. * ''Wooden Bones'' (2012) by

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describes a fictional untold story of Pinocchio, with a dark twist. Pino, as he's come to be known after he became a real boy, has discovered that he has the power to bring puppets to life himself. * ''Pinocchio by Pinocchio'' (2013) by

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. * Pinocchio was the subject of the 2015 satirical novel ''Splintered: A Political Fairy Tale'' by Thomas London. * ''The Wooden Prince'' (2017) and ''Lord of Monsters'' (2017) by John Claude Bemis adapt the story to a science fiction setting.

Film

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was developing the story for their film version of ''

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himself felt that this made the character too unlikable, so alterations were made to incorporate traits of mischief and innocence to make Pinocchio more likable. Pinocchio was voiced by

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of the film, Pinocchio lives out (mostly) the same role as the film, traveling through the world filled with temptations and experiencing various forces. This Disney incarnation was later used in ''

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'', voiced by Peter Westy; and ''

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'', voiced by Michael Welch; as well as making cameo appearances in ''

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portrayed Pinocchio in the television musical film ''

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'' he appears during a flashback at the early stages. In ''

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'', he appears as a meet-and-greet character in Fantasyland and has several quests for the player. In '' Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion'' Pinocchio is featured as one of the many iconic Disney characters kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel in her plot to dominate their world; he is imprisoned alongside Genie in the Cave of Wonders until eventually being rescued by

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portrayed the real-boy version of Pinocchio in the live-action segments for the updated Jiminy Cricket educational serials ''I'm No Fool'' and ''You'', in addition to the new shorts of ''I'm No Fool''. In March 2021, it was announced that Benjamin Evan Ainsworth would play him in Disney's 2022 live-action/CGI remake of the animated film.

Other film adaptions

20th Century

* Pinocchio first appeared in a cinematic adaptation in ''

'' (1911), an Italian live-action

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. The character is performed by French-Italian comedian Ferdinand Guillaume. * A 1936 adaptation ''

'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio'') was planned in Italy by Raoul Verdini and Umberto Spano, but it was never entirely completed and is now considered

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. The story is based on the novel '' The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino'' (1936) by

. Pinocchio (''

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to portray Pinocchio was Alessandro Tommei in the 1947 Italian film ''

'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio''), directed by Gianetto Guardone. Totò Pinocchio

* Italian comedian

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portrayed Pinocchio in the 1952 film ''

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. The story is based on the novel The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino (1936) by

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. * In ''

'' (1965), the character is portrayed by actor John Joy. * In the Belgian-American animated film ''

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'' (1965), the character is voiced by actor Peter Lazer. *''

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. Pinocchio is voiced by actress Roberta Paladini with

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doing his English voice dub. *''

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'', created by John Weldon for the

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, parodies Pinocchio with the story of a wooden boy who never comes to life, but nobody notices because his apparent skill at listening without talking makes him the ideal candidate for a job as manager of a department store's complaints desk. *'' Si Boneka Kayu, Pinokio (Pinocchio the wood puppet)'' is the 1979 Indonesian musical film, directed by Willy Willian, written by

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and based on the original story with some additional adaptations. Pinocchio is portrayed by the Indonesian actor and comedian

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. * Pinocchio appeared in the French-Dutch TV musical film ''

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'' (1983), directed by Rien van Wijk. He was portrayed by actor Nico Haak. * ''Pinocho'' is a 1986 Argentinian movie, directed by Alejandro Malowichi. Pinocchio is portrayed by an actress

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. * Pinocchio appeared in

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's 1987 epic animated film ''

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'' voiced by

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. * In the 1988 animation ''

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and Jim Terry, Pinocchio is voiced by actress Danielle Romeo. * He appears in the 1991 animated film ''

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''. * Pinocchio appeared in the 1993

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, voiced by Jeannie Elias. * He appeared in the horror film ''

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'' (1996) played by

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and voiced by

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in the film ''

'' (1996). Thomas also voiced the title character's puppet form. In the 1999 sequel '' The New Adventures of Pinocchio'', Pinocchio was played by

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(who also voiced his puppet form). * He was portrayed by actor

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in the Italian TV movie ''Pinocchio ovvero lo spettacolo della provvidenza'' (1999).

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's 2001 film A.I Artificial Intelligence is referred to as an adaptation of Pinocchio.

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robot version of ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2010), voiced by

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. He was also featured in other animated shorts and videos of the same series: ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2013). * Actor

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portrayed Pinocchio in the 2002 Italian movie ''

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, Pinocchio is voiced by child actor Gabriele Caprio in the Italian original version. In the English dub he is voiced by child actor Robert Naylor in the Canadian release, and by singer

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in the American one. * Child actor Federico Ielapi portrayed Pinocchio in the live-action Italian film ''

'' (2019), co-written, directed and co-produced by

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. Prosthetic makeup was used to turn Ielapi into a puppet. Ielapi also dubbed himself in the English-language version of the movie. *

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voices Pinocchio in the English dub of the 2022 Russian direct-to-DVD animated film ''Pinocchio: A True Story''. * In 2022,

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released a

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titled ''

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’s original design for Pinocchio, and co-directed by

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and Mark Gustafson. The film stars

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in the title role,

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as Cricket, and David Bradley playing Geppetto.

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portrayed Pinocchio in the first television adaptation, a satirical version aired 24 April 1954 as an episode of ''

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''. * Pinocchio was portrayed by thirteen-year-old Andrew Irvine as 'Nokie' in the 1955

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was Pinocchio in the television musical adaptation ''

'' (1957), directed by

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, aired 13 October 1957. * In the 1959 Italian television series ''

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. *

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created a 52-episode

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series entitled '' Pinocchio: The Series'', first aired in 1972. This series has a distinctly darker, more sadistic theme, and portrays the main character Pinocchio (Mokku) as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents. Pinocchio was voiced by an actress Yuko Maruyama and in the 1992 English-dubbed version by actor

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''. Pinocchio is portrayed by actor

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'' based on Pinocchio, appeared in episode 46 of ''

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''. * Another anime series starring Pinocchio, entitled '' Piccolino no Bōken'', was produced by

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and Sid Smith, aired 27 March 1976. Pinocchio is portrayed by an actress

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. Pinocchio is a puppet voiced by an actress Rosemary Miller. In the final scene, he is portrayed by child actor Joshua White. * In 1980, Pinocchio appeared in the "

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'', directed by

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, Pinocchio is voiced by child actor Todd Porter. * ''Pinocchio'' (1984) is an episode of the American television series ''

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. Pinocchio is portrayed by actor

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. * * Pinocchio was featured in a 1997 episode of the animated series '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'', voiced by actor

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portrayed Pinocchio in the television musical film ''

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'', aired 1 March 2000. He also voiced the character in the video game ''

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was Pinocchio in the two-episode TV film ''

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). In the Enchanted Forest, his younger self is played by Jakob Davies, but he was released into our world before the curse by

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and series protagonist

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to escape the curse, but Geppetto arranged for Pinocchio to enter the cabinet instead as he feared that his son would cease to exist if the curse was cast as there would have been no way for him to be born without magic. August begins to return to his wooden state towards the end of the first season due to his selfishness, but following his near-death by Tamara, the

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restored Pinocchio to his child self for his compassion and courage and he resumes living with Geppetto. In the fourth season, he was restored to his adult state by

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so that he could torture him for information about the Author. In the sixth season, it was revealed that August was the one who inspired Emma to take on the

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after he shared with her the fairy tale ''

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'' when they were kids. * Pinocchio appeared as a villain in two episodes of ''

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'' (2004 & 2006), voiced by

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. He desires to become a real boy but by eating a real boy's flesh. *''Pinocchio'', a 2013 German mini-series starring

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. * Actor Sigurður Þór Óskarsson portrayed Pinocchio in an episode (''New Kid in Town'') of the TV series '' LazyTown'', aired 5 October 2014. *''

'', a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk and Park Shin-Hye. *

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'' features a character named Penny Polendina, who alludes to Pinocchio. *The horror season of Dropout's web series

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, entitled ''Neverafter'' (2022), features Pinocchio as a principal character, played by Lou Wilson.

Stage productions

* "Pinocchio" (1961-1999), by

. * "Pinocchio" (1993) adapted by David Gilles. Produced by MTYP (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). Starring Derek Aasland as

and Harry Nelken as

. Review "Pinocchio's Fun Contagious" - Winnipeg Free Press - Preview Play Probes Pinocchio - Winnipeg Free Press * "Pinocchio" (2002), musical by

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and musics by

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. * "Pinokkio" (2000-2008), Flemish musical by

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. *''

'' is a 2007 opera in two acts by English composer

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with a libretto by

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. The original production opened at the

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on 21 December 2007 with mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds as Pinocchio. * Actor

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portrayed Pinocchio in the original Broadway cast of ''

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'' (2008) as well as in the 2013 filmed version. *''L'altro Pinocchio'' (2011), musical by Vito Costantini based on ''L'altro Pinocchio'' (Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 1999). * ''Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino da Carlo Collodi'' by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory (2012) *''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' is a 2009 opera by Israeli composer

, "for 3 actors, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano". * The musical ''Pinocchio - Superstar'' was produced by Norberto Bertassi and performed by the young talents association Teatro. Premiered on 20 July 2016 in Mödling, Austria. * ''

'' (2017), musical by

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, with songs from 1940 Disney movie, directed by

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, premiered on the National Theatre, London. *''The Making of Pinocchio'' - 'a true tale of love and transition told through the story of Pinocchio' - is a contemporary interpretation by Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill, which had its UK premiere at the

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as part of the

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in 2022.

In popular culture

*The story is set in a villa in

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, where

had spent his youth, in 1826. This villa is now named Villa Pinocchio. *In the series of paintings titled ''La morte di Pinocchio'', Italian painter and engraver

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(1944–2012) shows Pinocchio being executed with arrows or decapitated, thus presenting an alternative story ending. *Pinocchio was the official mascot of the

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held in Italy, the first

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to feature a mascot. * 12927 Pinocchio, a

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discovered on 30 September 1999, by

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and

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, was named after Pinocchio. * In ''

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'' (2001), the story of Pinocchio is woven throughout the story as a robot, an artificial boy, struggles to become real through a search for the

. * In the modern ''

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'' series, the producers have stated that the main antagonist

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suffers from an inverted version of

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; where Pinocchio was a puppet who wanted to be a real boy, Cavil was a machine who was given a human body and now wants to be a true machine, resenting his creators for making him in the image of humanity. *In '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), the story of Pinocchio is referenced to symbolize the cybernetic villain

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becoming free of his master ( Tony Stark's) orders. A dark version of the Disney ''Pinocchio'' song "

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" is also quoted by him, and used in promotional material for the film. * In 2015 and 2016, the Dutch theme park

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used its version of Pinocchio's story for a musical in its theater. It is a mix of the original Carlo Collodi's story, the Disney version, and some adjustments. Fay de Fee (translated: Fay the Fairy) here takes on the role of the good fairy, but is also Pinocchio's 'conscience'. In the Efteling version, there is also a '' Monster Fish'' that eats Pinocchio and Geppetto. Various other versions speak of a Whale. Halfway through 2016, the fairytale of Pinocchio was added in the Fairytale Forest of the Efteling. A walk-through attraction in a wooded area, in which various scenes from fairytales are depicted. Especially for the Italian visitors, an Italian translation was added for this fairytale. *

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list since version 9.0 (2016) includes character with description "face, lie, lying face, Pinocchio". File:Collodi, statua pinocchio e geppetto.JPG, Statue of Pinocchio and Geppetto in Collodi. File:La statua del pinocchione di Collodi.jpg, Giant statue of Pinocchio at ', Pescia File: Firenze-burattini-0849.jpg, Pinocchio puppets in a shop window in

. Pinokkio Efteling.jpg, Pinocchio in

. File:Emojione 1F925.svg, "Lying face"

References

External links

Full text of Le Avventure di Pinocchio in the original Italian

Full text in English
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