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Not wanting to sound dismissal, but as Italian the real story of Pinocchio is the original story of Collodi's Pinocchio, that we are told and we read since we a

Not wanting to sound dismissal, but as Italian the real story of Pinocchio is the original story of Collodi's Pinocchio, that we are told and we read since we are little kids. We have old sayings like "the land of toys (il paese dei balocchi) does not exists' or "if you do not study you'll end up like Pinocchio and Lucifer transformed into a donkey" that are directly taken from the book. Also, a very popular adaptation of Pinocchio made for television [1], directed by one of the greatest Italian directors of the renown Italian comedy genre of the time and which is probably the most popular adaptation here in Italy, surely the most accurate, is very blatant about the need for education. p.s. the tv show musical theme was popularized in the 90s by a dance remix [2] that was then remixed in all sort of styles, including techno and gaber When my father was very young he was friend with Nino Manfredi, who plays Geppetto. they were born in two houses two kms apart from each other. [1] https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_avventure_di_Pinocchio_(miniserie_televisiva) https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_avventure_di_Pinocchio_(m... [2] https://youtu.be/97IYO-P1V18 https://youtu.be/97IYO-P1V18

pvg 4y ago
You're gonna love this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buratino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buratino
- aasasd 4y ago
  Aleksey Tolstoy not only localized the story quite freely, but sneaked in jabs at other contemporary authors and poets.
fsckboy 4y ago
Not wanting to sound dismissal, but as Italian the real story of Pinocchio is the original story of Collodi's Pinocchio did you read the article? it talks about Collodi in the first sentence, says there is a new English translation... just not sure what version you might be sounding dismissive about
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  > did you read the article? Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html To answer your question: yes, I've read it. I guess you already know it, but the point wasn't that the article doesn't mention Collodi, but that the subtitle of the article Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood fails to mention that in Italy, where the Author and the story were born, it is a well known fact since our childhood. Don't thank me.

pvg 4y ago

You're gonna love this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buratino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buratino

aasasd 4y ago
Aleksey Tolstoy not only localized the story quite freely, but sneaked in jabs at other contemporary authors and poets.

fsckboy 4y ago

Not wanting to sound dismissal, but as Italian the real story of Pinocchio is the original story of Collodi's Pinocchio did you read the article? it talks about Collodi in the first sentence, says there is a new English translation... just not sure what version you might be sounding dismissive about

peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> did you read the article? Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html To answer your question: yes, I've read it. I guess you already know it, but the point wasn't that the article doesn't mention Collodi, but that the subtitle of the article Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood fails to mention that in Italy, where the Author and the story were born, it is a well known fact since our childhood. Don't thank me.