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Based on Brian Selznick 's 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it tells the story of a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s, only to become embroiled in a mystery surrounding his late father's automaton and the pioneering filmmaker Georges Méliès .
Hiding within the walls and shadows of a busy railway station in 1930s Paris, orphaned 12-year-old genius Hugo lives a mysterious life maintaining the cavernous station's clocks. But Hugo has another secret: a broken automaton, a keepsake from his late watchmaker father.
Nov 21, 2011 · One day Hugo is able to share his secret with a girl named Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), who also lives in the station, and was raised by old Melies and his wife. She is introduced to Hugo's secret world, and he to hers — the books in the cavernous libraries she explores.
Nov 23, 2011 · Hugo: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz. In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Synopsis Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the...
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Nov 23, 2011 · Hugo steals from the various shops at the train station to get by, but when he attempts to swipe a wind-up mouse from eccentric toy seller Georges ( Ben Kingsley ), he embarks on an adventure that leads him to uncover exactly what the automaton is and why it's important.
Nov 22, 2011 · Directed by Martin Scorsese. Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. PG. 2h 6m. By Manohla Dargis. Nov. 22, 2011. “Hugo,” an enchantment from Martin Scorsese, is the 3-D children’s...
Nov 23, 2011 · Martin Scorsese adapts the wildly popular kids' book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, deploying the visual-storytelling chops he has honed in nearly half a century of filmmaking. (Recommended)
Hugo is a 2011 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. Based on Brian Selznick's graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s. A co-production between Graham King's GK ...
Nov 23, 2011 · Overview. Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father.
