This is the John Fuell-Seng 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 Guillero 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 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 Teter, our good friend

Ron Perlman, and Kate Planchet 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.

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,

that's how scary childhood feels for me.

Yes.

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

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