#buratino

[maydeer]

✨Las marionetas 🎭(Buratino)

I'm still thinking about them😔

[qerckuw]

ah Malvina

[k-eilonwy]

sometimes i tackle other children's books besides the One™ heh

had an urge to design the main cast of "The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino" in my style; it's one of the more famous/beloved children's novels from Soviet to modern times. It started out originally as a translation/adaptation of Collodi's "Pinocchio", but ended up being rewritten into an original story that differs from the source material to the point of sharing very little of its plot or themes. Some of the characters remind those that could be found in Pinocchio - albeit their personalities and motives don't always coincide with their Italian counterparts.

From left to right we have: Buratino (some of yall had already seen him in my Merryfolk fanarts, cause he's also a part of that particular group lol), his creator/father papa Carlo, the porcelain doll Malvina and her poodle Artemon, Pierrot, Harlequin, Alice the fox, Basilio the cat, Karabas-Barabas the evil puppeteer and Duremar, his henchman and the seller of leeches.

p.s. idk where to find the English text if anyone's interested in the book, but there are several adaptations of it, including the subbed animated one.

[rotomartsblog]

What if Cedar had a cousin who was blonde and blue eyed and scary and also Russian

[allthatshitinme]

My boy Pierrot 🖤

TikTok speedpaint

[fizzb]

My babies

[harukohasimoto]

[honey-dont]

ranking pinocchio looks from every adaptation i've seen so far

pinocchio (1976): 10/10

this is sooo stinking cute i love everything about it. easily my favorite adaptation as well, the entire musical is so charming and heartfelt. i cried a little

the adventures of buratino (1975): 9/10

very cute and charming. i love his pompoms and his little socks <3 the open-front jacket is also super fun and unique

the adventures of buratino (1959): 8/10

look at this. look how cute he is. by far the most cohesive of any pinocchio/buratino outfits. papa carlo said my son will be color-coordinated

pinocchio: the series (1972): 7/10

also very cutesy. the blue hair and ripped hat add a lot of character imo

pinocchio (1940): 6/10

look everyone knows this one. it's a classic for a reason. the outfit works and it's cute. love the lil alpine hat

buratino, estonian opera (2019): 5/10

it's a perfectly serviceable outfit and there's nothing wrong with it. the entire opera has a very stripped-down approach to the costuming and this works in that context. very clearly taking inspo from the '75 film which is cute :) it's also rly cool seeing traditional esotnian motifs worked into the costumes bc almost every single one has florals

the golden key (1939): 4/10

tbh the quality of the film doesn't rly let you make out the outfit up close but from the promo pics it's pretty cute! i like the scalloping on the shirt hem

pinocchio (1965): 3/10

this is like. whatever. disney but slightly to the left. not horrible but doesn't make much of an impression either

pinocchio (1911): 2/10

it's. hm. yeah

pinocchio (1972): 1/10

i don't like this man.