The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1911 Italian live-action silent film directed by Giulio Antamoro[2] and starring Ferdinand Guillaume.
[1] It is the first movie based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi,[1][3][2][4][5][6] and one of the first Italian feature films.
Pinocchio tries to be a good boy, but his friend Lucignolo talks him into coming along to the Land of Toys, where one never studies but always plays.
During a meal, the Turquoise Fairy appears and the spirit of Pinocchio takes human form, and the now lifeless puppet falls to the ground.
[1] Ferdinand Guillaume, who at the time was one of the most famous faces in comedy cinema, was selected to portray the protagonist Pinocchio.
[10] Cineteca Italiana describes the film as the Pinocchio adaptation that is least faithful to the novel, where only some of Collodi's story appears.
[3] In 2018, a screening at the Zorrilla Theatre in Spain was held in which a 42-minute restored version of the silent film was accompanied by live electronic music by the band Miclono.
[1] The thesis examined the film and how it over time underwent modification and adaptation to contemporary aesthetic tastes.