Collodi, Italy, birthplace of the beloved wooden puppet, honors its literary roots with parks, art and global recognition.

Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood “Once upon a time, there was a piece of wood.

Meticulous direction and an excellent cast bring to life the story of Geppetto and the puppet he crafts from wood ‘Fast is FUN!” bellows Pinocchio as he tears about the stage, testing the limits of ...

The 1883 novel by Carlo Collodi has inspired dozens of film and TV shows. It seems so simple: the story of a carpenter who carves a boy out of wood only to see his puppet son come to life with a nose ...

Originally published as a serialized magazine story in 1881, The Adventures of Pinocchio may have been written for children, but Collodi — the pen name of seminary student-turned-author Carlo ...

The publisher has timed this unabridged edition of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, illus. by Gris Grimly, to hit bookstores just before Roberto Benigni's (Life Is Beautiful) feature film based on the book.

Collodi, Italy — In a country where a wooden puppet is a national icon and a former comic is a national hero, the upcoming live-action movie version of “Pinocchio” starring Roberto Benigni represents ...

The full title is Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and that could not be more accurate. The Mexican director’s first full-length stop-motion animation, in re-telling the fable about the wooden boy who ...

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