"Jiminy Cricket Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of the Talking Cricket (Italian: ""Il Grillo Parlante""), a fictional character created by Italian writer Carlo Collodi for his children's book ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"", which Disney adapted into the animated film ""Pinocchio"" in 1940. Originally an unnamed, minor character in Collodi's novel, he was transformed in the Disney version into a comical and wise partner who accompanies Pinocchio on his adventures, having been appointed by the Blue Fairy (known in the book as The Fairy with Turquoise Hair) to serve as Pinocchio's official conscience. His design is different from real"
"Pinocchio (soundtrack) Pinocchio is the soundtrack to the 1940 Walt Disney film of the same name, first released on February 9, 1940. The album was described as being ""recorded from the original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production ""Pinocchio"""". According to Walt Disney Records, ""this is the first time the phrase 'original soundtrack' was used to refer to a commercially available movie recording"". The soundtrack won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. ""When You Wish Upon A Star"" won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2015, a of ""Pinocchio"" was released. The songs in the film"
"di un burattino"" (""Story of a Marionette""), also called ""Le avventure di Pinocchio"", which was published weekly in ""Il Giornale per i Bambini"", the first Italian newspaper for children. Pinocchio was adapted into a 1940 film by Disney Lorenzini died suddenly on the evening of 26 October 1890, in Florence. Carlo Collodi Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), was an Italian author, humorist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"". Collodi was born in Florence on 24 November 1826. His mother Angiolina"
"the Seven Dwarfs"" by Disney, ""Gulliver's Travels"" by Fleischer Studios, and ""Pinocchio"" (1940), also by Disney. All of these were loose adaptations of literary sources. After the war, Disney continued to make animated features that could be classified as family films given the scope of its content. According to Wojcik, the most important film adaptations of children's literature in the immediate post-World War II period were the motion pictures ""The Diary of Anne Frank"" by George Stevens (1959), ""Treasure Island"" (1950) by Byron Haskin and Luigi Comencini's 1952 motion picture ""Heidi"". In the 1960s, motion pictures such as ""To Kill"
"Father Mapple delivers a sermon on the Book of Jonah. Mapple asks why Jonah does not show remorse for disobeying God while he is inside of the fish. He comes to the conclusion that Jonah admirably understands that ""his dreadful punishment is just."" Carlo Collodi's ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" (1883) features the title character and his father Geppetto being swallowed by a whale, an allusion to the story of Jonah. Walt Disney's 1940 film adaptation of the novel retains this allusion. The story of Jonah was adapted into Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki's animated film """" (2002). In the film,"
"the success of ""Snow White"", Disney went on to produce ""Pinocchio"", which was released in 1940. It was considered a stunning achievement both technically and artistically, costing twice as much as ""Snow White"". However ""Pinocchio"" was not a financial success, since World War II (which began in Europe in 1939) had cut off 40% of Disney's foreign release market and although it was a moderate success in the United States, the domestic gross alone was not enough to make back its revenue. However, the film did receive very positive reviews and has made millions from subsequent re-releases. Later that year,"
"critic Leonard Maltin said, ""with ""Pinocchio"", Disney reached not only the height of his powers, but the apex of what many critics consider to be the realm of the animated cartoon."" Despite its initial struggles at the box office, a series of reissues in the years after World War II proved more successful, and allowed the film to turn a profit. By 1973, the film had earned $13 million from the initial 1940 release and four reissues; further reissues in subsequent years have brought ""Pinocchio""'s lifetime gross to $84.3 million at the U.S. and Canadian box office. In 1994, ""Pinocchio"""
"theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on February 7, 1940. Critical analysis of ""Pinocchio"" identifies it as a simple morality tale that teaches children of the benefits of hard work and middle-class values. Although it became the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award – winning two for Best Music, Original Score and for Best Music, Original Song for ""When You Wish Upon a Star"" – it was initially a box office disaster. It eventually made a profit in its 1945 reissue, and is considered one of the greatest animated films ever made, with a 100% rating on the"
"Collodi narrative while others treat the story more freely. There are at least fourteen English-language films based on the story (see also: The Adventures of Pinocchio), not to mention the Italian, French, Russian, German, Japanese and many other versions for the big screen and for television, and several musical adaptations. The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio ( ; ), also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It"
"Pinocchio (1957 TV program) Pinocchio, a 1957 television production of ""Pinocchio"", is a live (and live-action) musical version starring Mickey Rooney in the title role of the puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Based on the novel by Carlo Collodi which also inspired the classic Walt Disney animated film, this version featured a now-forgotten new score by Alec Wilder and William Engvick. It was telecast once on NBC as a television special, and, as far as is known, never rebroadcast by NBC, or even restaged with a different cast as was Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""Cinderella"". Nor has it"
"Italian Fascism. Adolf Hitler was an avid admirer of Benito Mussolini. To justify his Italophilia, Hitler had to convince himself that northern Italians were somehow ""racially Aryan"" — ""from the cultural point of view,"" he once remarked, ""we are more closely linked with the Italians than with any other people"" — and that the veins of Mussolini, Dante and other heroes pulsed with no ""contaminating blood"" from the ""inferior"" ""Mediterranean race."" in 1940 Walt Disney Productions produced Pinocchio based on the Italian children's novel ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" by Carlo Collodi. the film was the second animated feature film produced"
"of a Lobster Fiend"". Other influences that have been established include H. G. Wells, L. Frank Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900), J. M. Barrie's ""Peter Pan"" (1904), Carlo Collodi's ""Pinocchio"" (1883), Arthur Conan Doyle's ""Sherlock Holmes and the Engineer's Thumb"" (1889), Henryk Sienkiewicz's ""Quo Vadis"" (1896), Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" (1886), and Mark Twain's ""The 1,000,000 Pound Bank-Note"" (1893). McCay never acknowledged the influence of Sigmund Freud, whose ""The Interpretation of Dreams"" had been published in 1900. According to McCay scholar Ulrich Merkl, it is likely McCay was aware of the Viennese doctor's theories,"
"The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio ( ; ), also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It was originally published in a serial form as ""The Story of a Puppet"" () in the ""Giornale per i bambini"", one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. The story stopped after nearly 4 months and 8 episodes at Chapter 15, but by popular"
"Pinocchio (1972 film) Pinocchio (Italian: Un burattino di nome Pinocchio, literally ""A puppet named Pinocchio"") is a 1972 Italian animated film adaptation of Carlo Collodi's ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"". It was directed by Giuliano Cenci and produced by Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana. The English-dubbed version was released in the United States by G.G. Communications in 1978. The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, Carlo Collodi's grandchildren Mario and Antonio Lorenzini were consulted. The subtle movements made by fidgeting children whilst speaking or under scrutiny were incorporated into Pinocchio's movements, particularly when he lies"
"in obscurity for years, a cast album of the show has been issued on CD. According to sources, however, Gordon B. Clarke substitutes for Walter Slezak on the album. Pinocchio (1957 TV program) Pinocchio, a 1957 television production of ""Pinocchio"", is a live (and live-action) musical version starring Mickey Rooney in the title role of the puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Based on the novel by Carlo Collodi which also inspired the classic Walt Disney animated film, this version featured a now-forgotten new score by Alec Wilder and William Engvick. It was telecast once on NBC as"
"the project due to him entering talks with Disney about directing a live-action film adaptation of ""Pinocchio"". The book was made into a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and book by Timothy Allen McDonald that premiered at Goodspeed Musicals in 2010 and is currently frequently produced in regional and youth theatre. James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been reillustrated versions of"
"kidnap the delinquent children and take them to the Land of Toys, whilst singing to himself: “All night they sleep And I never sleep…” In Chapter XXXII, the coachman visits Pinocchio and Candlewick five months later, when they have themselves become donkeys due to their idleness. He violently breaks into their house, meticulously waxes their fur, and puts them on sale. Candlewick is bought by a farmer, while Pinocchio is bought by a circus ringmaster. He has become a millionaire by selling children for the donkey trade. The Coachman appears in the 1940 adaptation of the book by Walt Disney"
"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 Mickey Mouse. Pinocchio Pinocchio (; ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a village near Lucca, he was created as a wooden puppet but dreams of becoming a real boy. He is notably characterized for his frequent tendency to lie, which causes his nose to grow. Pinocchio is a cultural icon. As one"
"Pinocchio (2012 film) Pinocchio is a 2012 Italian animation film directed by Enzo D'Alò. It is based on the novel ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" by Carlo Collodi. The film had a budget of about 8 million euros. It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The original score was composed by Lucio Dalla, and includes songs performed by Leda Battisti and Nada. The vocal cast of the film includes Rocco Papaleo, Maurizio Micheli, Paolo Ruffini, Andy Luotto, and Lucio Dalla. It was released in North America by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in April 2018. In a"
"unselfish"". Pinocchio's efforts to become a real boy involve encounters with a host of unsavory characters. The film was adapted by Aurelius Battaglia, William Cottrell, Otto Englander, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo, Ted Sears, and Webb Smith from Collodi's book. The production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, and the film's sequences were directed by Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, and Bill Roberts. ""Pinocchio"" was a groundbreaking achievement in the area of effects animation, giving realistic movement to vehicles, machinery and natural elements such as rain, lightning, smoke, shadows and water. The film was released to"
"The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy adventure film based on Carlo Collodi's original novel of the same name co-written and directed by Steve Barron. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Bender and Barry Berman on the screenplay. The film was an American, British, French, Czech and German venture produced by New Line Cinema, The Kushner-Locke Company, Savoy Pictures, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. The film stars Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Rob Schneider, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, David Doyle and Geneviève Bujold. In a forest, Italian woodcarver Geppetto carves a heart"
"unknown because of the many public domain re-releases since 1940). According to Francelia Butler, it remains ""the most translated Italian book and, after the Bible, the most widely read"". ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" is a story about an animated puppet, boys who turn into donkeys, and other fairy tale devices. The setting of the story is the Tuscan area of Italy. It was a unique literary marriage of genres for its time. The story's Italian language is peppered with Florentine dialect features, such as the protagonist's Florentine name. In the 1850s, Collodi began to have a variety of both fiction"
"2000. It was later released to DVD on September 26 of that year, and subsequently reissued on January 13, 2009. In 2006, ""Geppetto"" was adapted into a stage musical and renamed """". Geppetto (film) Geppetto is a 2000 made-for-television musical remake of the popular Italian children's book ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" and the original 1940 Disney film, starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus debuting on The Wonderful World of Disney. It featured original songs written by Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for ""Mary Poppins"" stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but Andrews was undergoing"
"CE) Zephyrus, the west wind, carries Psyche away. Later an ant feels sorry for her and helps her in her quest. Building on the popularity of fables and fairy tales, specifically ""children's"" literature began to emerge in the nineteenth century with works such as ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865) by Lewis Carroll, ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" (1883) by Carlo Collodi and ""The Jungle Book"" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling, all employing anthropomorphic elements. This continued in the twentieth century with many of the most popular titles having anthropomorphic characters, examples being ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"" (1901) and later books by"
"their long tenure at Walt Disney Studios, beginning with their hiring a couple of years before the release of ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"". They talk about the successes and difficulties of the Walt Disney studios throughout their careers, including the production of Disney's early works such as ""Pinocchio"" and ""Fantasia"", decrease in business due to World War II, the unexpected death of Walt Disney in 1966, and the importance of ""The Jungle Book""'s success in 1967. These anecdotes are punctuated by archival footage from various Disney films, as well as interviews with contemporary Disney animators, animation historians, and"
"good Fairy, who protects him, and at the end Lucignolo, a rascal who leads Pinocchio in the fantastic Wonderland. Canadian release: American release: Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars, praising the animation, characters and familiar messages. Pinocchio (2012 film) Pinocchio is a 2012 Italian animation film directed by Enzo D'Alò. It is based on the novel ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" by Carlo Collodi. The film had a budget of about 8 million euros. It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The original score was composed by Lucio Dalla, and"
"(1941), ""Went the Day Well?"" (1942), ""The Way Ahead"" (1944) and Noël Coward and David Lean's celebrated naval film ""In Which We Serve"" in 1942, which won a special Academy Award. These existed alongside more flamboyant films like Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's ""The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"" (1943), ""A Canterbury Tale"" (1944) and ""A Matter of Life and Death"" (1946), as well as Laurence Olivier's 1944 film ""Henry V"", based on the Shakespearean history ""Henry V"". The success of ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" allowed Disney to make more animated features like ""Pinocchio"" (1940), ""Fantasia"" (1940),"
"Walt Disney in April 1937 in hopes of it being adapted into an animated film instead. Disney began working on the film immediately, intending it to be the company's second feature-length animated film and his first to be based on a specific, recent work. The original novel, written for an adult audience, was considered too ""grim"" and ""somber"" for the young audience Disney was targeting, and with the work required to adapt the novel, Disney put production on hold while it worked on several other projects. In 1938, Disney assigned Perce Pearce and Carl Fallberg to develop the film's storyboards,"
"demand from readers, the episodes were resumed on 16 February 1882. In February 1883, the story was published in a single book. Since then, the spread of Pinocchio on the main markets for children's book of the time was continuous and uninterrupted, and it was met with enthusiastic reviews worldwide. An universal icon and a metaphor of the human condition, the book is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has had great impact on world culture. Philosopher Benedetto Croce reputed it as one of the greatest works of Italian literature. Since its first publication, it has inspired hundreds"
"by cartoons starring Mickey Mouse, Figaro, and in the 1950s, Chip 'n' Dale and Humphrey the Bear. In addition, Disney began reissuing the previous features, beginning with re-releases of ""Snow White"" in 1944, ""Pinocchio"" in 1945, and ""Fantasia"" in 1946. This led to a tradition of reissuing the Disney films every seven years, which lasted into the 1990s before being translated into the studio's handling of home video releases. In 1948, Disney returned to the production of full-length features with ""Cinderella"", a full-length film based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. At a cost of nearly $3 million, the"
"of Timothy Mouse. ""Dumbo"" was first brought to the attention of Walt Disney in late 1939 by Disney's head of merchandise licensing Kay Kamen, who showed a prototype of the Roll-A-Book that included ""Dumbo"". Disney immediately grasped its possibilities and heartwarming story and purchased the rights to it. Originally it was intended to be a short film; however, Disney soon found that the only way to do justice to the book was to make it feature-length. At the time, the Disney Studio was in serious financial trouble due to the war in Europe, which caused ""Pinocchio"" and ""Fantasia"" to fail"
"was exacerbated by similar, more or less simultaneous, demands for labour in the industrialization of other countries. One major effect was the emigration of much of the Italian peasantry to cities and to 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. When The Walt Disney Company was developing the story for their film version of ""Pinocchio"" (1940), they intended to keep the"
"Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale is a musical based on Disney's 2000 made-for-television movie ""Geppetto"", which was in turn based on a book by David Stern, and features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Much like the movie, ""My Son Pinocchio"" is a re-telling of the children's book ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"", but the story is told from Geppetto's perspective. As in the TV film, when Pinocchio runs away to become a star in Stromboli's puppet show, Geppetto must negotiate through a maze of adventures and comic encounters to find him."