Guillermo del Toro on Pinocchio, disobedience as a virtue and why he says death is a beautiful thing
The Oscar-winning director sat down with Tom Power in the Q studio to discuss his new film adaptation of Pinocchio and why he chose to set it against the backdrop of Mussolini's fascist Italy.
In a Q interview, the Oscar-winning director discussed his new film adaptation of Pinocchio
Pinocchio was a huge influence on Guillermo del Toro growing up. Now, the Oscar-winning director is telling the classic children's story in his own way.
He joined Q's Tom Power to tell us how disobedience influenced his version of Pinocchio, why he wanted to set the film against the backdrop of Mussolini's fascist Italy and why he decided to use stop-motion.
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Interview with Guillermo del Toro produced by Ben Edwards.