This is the John Fuekelsang Podcast.

It's very daunting to do an introduction for you. I have to, you know, from Kronos to Blade 2,

one of the most underrated films of the last 30 years.

Blade, what a special movie, what a political movie. movie pan's labyrinth I could talk about

shape of water nightmare alley and perhaps that resume will prepare you for the

beauty the terror the cinema of splendor that is Guillera del Toro's Pinocchio, the stop motion animated musical,

which is directed by Mr. Del Toro and Mark Gustafson, who y'all will love from Fantastic

Mr. Fox from a screenplay by Mr Mr Del Toro and Patrick McHale.

Now, there have been many films made of the wooden boy.

This one takes place in 1930s fascist Italy

featuring the voices of you and McGregor John

Toeturo our good friend Ron Perlman and Kate Blanchette as a monkey it is an

animated masterpiece that does not sanitize life's pain nor does it trivialize life's joys.

Germil del Toro, what a great honor and pleasure to welcome you.

My pleasure to be here.

Thank you so much.

The film is remarkable and I've read you said that no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio.

Yeah, because my mother is part of that. My mother and I saw that, it was my second or third movie with her ever and I felt you know we would

go in Matt and Mattiness when Disney released the films every seven years from the bolt. We saw Pinocchio then and it was a

revelation for me because it's the first time I thought, oh that's how scary childhood feels for me.

Yes.

You know, and Disney, he's very misunderstood.

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