Pinocchio: A True Story

An inventor Geppetto creates a wooden puppet named Pinocchio, blessed by the fairy Lucilda to talk and move like a human. Pinocchio yearns to see the world but is forced to hide with Geppetto since he is the only talking puppet in the world.

After hearing a commotion, Tybalt, the talking horse, rescues a girl named Bella whose carriage had lost control. Bella is an acrobat in a circus run by Mangiafuoco, a strict businessman. Mangiafuoco recruits Pinocchio to join the circus with Tybalt as his talent agent. Pinocchio quickly becomes the star attraction along with Bella, with whom he falls in love. After Bella rejects him, Pinocchio seeks to become a real boy. He learns from a clown that Lucilda has the power to make him real. Pinocchio and Tybalt travel to find Lucilda, narrowly escaping being robbed by Mangiafuoco’s accomplices. Lucilda states that she cannot turn Pinocchio human and that he is human by acting human, despite being made of wood. Pinocchio and Tybalt return to the circus.

On the way, a detective investigating a series of crimes arrests Pinocchio. While the circus is performing, Mangiafuoco’s accomplices have been stealing from the (vacant) homes of the audience. The detective accuses Pinocchio of being the mastermind behind these crimes. Tybalt saves Pinocchio, who travels to the circus to warn Bella of Mangiafuoco’s crimes. Pinocchio is captured and caged by Mangiafuoco, who tries to force Pinocchio to perform. After hatching a plan with Bella, Geppetto, and Tybalt, they agree to put on one more performance, in which they reveal to the audience that Mangiafuoco is a criminal. Enraged, Mangiafuoco lights the circus tent on fire. Bella is trapped inside and Pinocchio saves her, getting trapped in the burning tent.

Pinocchio’s body is carried out of the fire. Bella, seeing him apparently dead, cries over his body. One of her tears transforms Pinocchio into a human and brings him back to life. Lucilda appears and states that, by sacrificing himself for someone else, Pinocchio has proven that he is human. > By sacrificing himself for someone else, Pinocchio has proven that he is human. The detective arrests Mangiafuoco and his accomplices. Upon noticing that the detective and Bella share the same monogrammed handkerchief, they realize that Bella is the detective’s long-lost daughter who was kidnapped eleven years ago. The remaining circus performers, Tybalt, Pinocchio, and Bella start a new traveling circus, with the detective as the new ringleader.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:24