Kraczyna jots down notes about Giovanna Ragionieri, the woman who likely inspired Pinocchio’s Blue-Haired Fairy. Simona Ghizzoni Children all over Italy and even abroad sent tiny sums to help ...

This Pinocchio is not the cuddly toy boy of Disney ... Bringing a smoky femininity, Tilda Swinton voices this film's spooky version of a blue fairy, while Cate Blanchett's silky tones are ...

His wish for Pinocchio to be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble. Jiminy is not too ...

On a farm, Pinocchio learns to work hard (lifting, carrying, digging, etc) to help his father recover, and to help the kind fairy, who is also ill. Waking from a dream, Pinocchio has become a real ...