Emma Thompson, Matilda the Musical, Bones and All, She Said & Pinocchio
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
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Pinocchio - The Story of the Devil's Backbone
"It has, it walks sort of in parallel with the original story as all adaptation," says director Guillermo del Toro. "I can see absolutely why it is that he associates it with Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth because they are so specifically tied up with those concerns" The film raises a bunch of philosophical questions, one of which is how come they love him? This tortured, crucified wooden Christ and not me?" 'The thing I really like about it is, of all the adaptations of Pinocchio that have gone before, the thing this is closest to is AI'
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