Cinema Wednesdays - Loris S. Musumeci
Matteo Garrone returns. Roberto Benigni too. And of course Pinocchio (1881) by Carlo Collodi, already brought to the screen so many times. The reunion of these three returns promises to be a major event. Dogman (2018), a true masterpiece in my eyes, confirmed Garrone, who had already made a name for himself at Cannes with Gomorra (2008), as a brilliant filmmaker whose releases are eagerly awaited by audiences. Benigni, the eternal sacrificial father of the immense Life is beautiful (1997), makes an even more eagerly-awaited return to the big screen after eight years on stage. And Pinocchio remains Pinocchio, with each new adaptation. Sometimes freer, sometimes more faithful, every adaptation proves that the years do not pass for fables. They remain, speaking to every age, to everyone.