When Guillermo del Toro first set out to make a dark, animated version of 'Pinocchio' 15 years ago, he opted to set his tale of puppets and their string-pulling masters in 1930s fascist Italy.

Del Toro explores fascism and puppets in dark animated 'Pinocchio'

Guillermo del Toro's new film "Nightmare Alley," set in a macabre 1940s carnival world of "geek shows" and grifters, is a modern parable about illusion, lies and greed, its director and cast said.

Director del Toro spins macabre carnival fable in 'Nightmare Alley'

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Del Toro explores fascism and puppets in dark animated 'Pinocchio'

Director del Toro spins macabre carnival fable in 'Nightmare Alley'