He creates cuckoo clocks that are much-desired by the people of his beloved city. He also makes toys for the local children – and sometimes, for himself.

His latest creation is a wooden marionette puppet he calls Pinocchio, so named because it was made of pine. Pinocchio has blue eyes and a yellow cap. Pinocchio also has a wide smile.

Geppetto has no desire to sell Pinocchio.

"He looks almost like a real boy," Geppetto says.

That night, the solitary and sleepy Geppetto – with no wife or children – makes a wish upon a "wishing star" that Pinocchio will come to life.

"If my wish came true, Figaro," he tells his cat," that would be wonderful."

The next morning, Geppetto wakes up to a shocking surprise: The wooden doll he created from a block of pine is now alive.

It's all part of the new Disney Plus film Pinocchio (PG), which stars Tom Hanks in the lead role and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the voice of the wooden puppet.