Pinocchio - Movie Review - The Austin Chronicle
Fables are wonderful teaching instruments for the young as they involve talking animals and potential death to impart a moral. Whether it’s the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, the difference between clever expediency and a master stratagem, or using observational methods to expose deception in the identity of one’s grandmother, these satiric stories are evocative lessons in human folly. The Adventures of Pinocchio, written in 1883 by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, has proven to be one of the more popular stories, having been adapted and reimagined countless times (along ...