Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio may be retelling a familiar story, but it does so in an unexpected way. Not only are the strangely vivid creatures of the stop-motion animated film a far cry from what fans of the Disney classic might expect, but the movie's narrative calls back to a dark period in Italy's history and ties the political concept of fascism to the more domestic troubles of fatherhood. Now streaming on Netflix, the latest iteration of Pinocchio also investigates the nature of death and its importance to life.
Guillermo del Toro co-directed his version of Pinocchio alongside Mark Gustafson, with a plot more directly lifted from the 1883 novel by Carlo Collodi than previous interpretations. The story streches from World War I to World War II, cycling through various lives the wooden puppet must live before becoming a real boy. A powerful cast bolsters the already top-notch film, including...
Guillermo del Toro co-directed his version of Pinocchio alongside Mark Gustafson, with a plot more directly lifted from the 1883 novel by Carlo Collodi than previous interpretations. The story streches from World War I to World War II, cycling through various lives the wooden puppet must live before becoming a real boy. A powerful cast bolsters the already top-notch film, including...
- 12/10/2022
- by Tatiana Hullender
- ScreenRant
Puerto Rican rocker Draco Rosa has dropped a striking new version of his 2013 song, “Quiero Vivir.” It is his first release since his Latin Grammy-winning 2018 album, Monte Sagrado.
“Quiero Vivir” was inspired by the poem “Tengo Ojos,” by the Mexican poet Jaime Sabines. “La vida con dios, una copa de luz/Tu y yo mas allá, mas allá del amor,” sings Rosa, with a dusky timbre: “Life with God, a cup of light / You and I beyond, beyond love.” Rosa’s folk-rock cool is heightened by dramatic orchestral arrangements; yet beneath the grandiose production,...
“Quiero Vivir” was inspired by the poem “Tengo Ojos,” by the Mexican poet Jaime Sabines. “La vida con dios, una copa de luz/Tu y yo mas allá, mas allá del amor,” sings Rosa, with a dusky timbre: “Life with God, a cup of light / You and I beyond, beyond love.” Rosa’s folk-rock cool is heightened by dramatic orchestral arrangements; yet beneath the grandiose production,...
- 1/25/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
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