Pinocchio [Hardcover]

Pierre Lambert (Author)

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Review

...in this coffee-table catalog of production sketches, backgrounds, and finished "cels,"certifiable genius radiates through the pages.... (Lambert's) exegesis of which artists did what ... and of how their individual strengths were matched to particular characters and scenes--such as broody, beefy draftsman Bill Tytla's work on the volcanic puppet master Stromboli--is invaluable. So is the fact that this book enshrines the fullest flowering of a medium increasingly overtaken by marketing concerns. -- Entertainment Weekly

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions (December 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786862475
• ISBN-13: 978-0786862474
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,253,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb study of Disney art, October 10, 2000

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Mark Rendle (Guildford, UK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinocchio (Hardcover)

Pinocchio is widely accepted as being Disney's most 'complete' film from Disney's golden 30's and 40's era, and this book does it wonderful justice. Enormous and heavy, it contains superb quality images, many of which are fold-outs (like the fantastic background plate of Pinocchio's village seen in the film). There's even an imitation 'cell' at the beginning of the book with Jiminy Cricket. It's expensive but really is a thing to treasure - most of the large format pictures are frameable works of art in their own right. Text is kept to a minimum to leave room for hundreds of glossy pictures that really leave you in awe at the amazing level of art the Disney company had reached, even back there in the early forties. If you're a fan of the film's art and animation then look no futher -you must have this book - it's a beauty, just like the movie.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful! Expensive, but easy to see why., November 12, 1998

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Thomas E. Brown (Easton, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinocchio (Hardcover)

This is the ultimate book on any animated feature. While you may have seen the fine "Art of" books dealing with films like Mulan, or The Lion King, these hold nothing when compared with Lambert's scholarship. More importantly, the quality of the reproductions is mind boggling-- they look more like original cells than mere printed art work. They actually have a 3D feel to many of them. If you are a fan of great animation art, take a look at this book in a bookstore- if you can find it. That may convince you that the 30% off price avaiable here is well worth your investment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a very beautiful book..., October 14, 2001

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Hans Perk (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinocchio (Hardcover)

If you look for Disney history, it is a must.
If you look for animation resources, this is a must.
If you look for a well-made book, this is a must.

Great on the coffee table, on any shelf, and even better, in front of you...
All this goes for Lambert's Mickey Mouse and Blanche Neige (Snowwhite) books, as well! Get them, and hope he makes some more...