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A young orphan living in a Paris train station uncovers a mystery that jeopardizes his secretive way of life in this Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of Brian Selznick's stunning children's book. THE AVIATOR's John Logan provides the screenplay for the lavish production, which stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, and Christopher Lee.Product Identifiers
ProducerGraham King, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp
EAN5017239197079
eBay Product ID (ePID)109904164
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleHugo
ActorChristopher Lee, Asa Butterfield, Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen Mccrory
DirectorMartin Scorsese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Portuguese\Spanish
Release Year2012
FeaturesMaking of, With Subtitles
Run Time126 Mins
GenreFamily
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsBoston Globe - An exhilarating tale of magic, machines, memories, and dreams, Martin Scorsese pulls off the neatest trick of all. He marshals the marvels of modern movie technology - up to and including the dreaded 3-D - to create a love letter to the earliest of movies and, by extension, to every movie from then to now., Empire - This is a great director's greatest love story., Salon.com - Instead of sticking with the familiar, Scorsese has followed his impulses into something that feels entirely new but is still distinctively his. He has made a potential holiday classic, an exciting, comic and sentimental melodrama that will satisfy children and adults alike and reward repeat viewings for many years to come., Time - Bursting with earned emotion, Hugo is a mechanism that comes to life at the turn of a key in the shape of a heart., The Globe And Mail (Toronto) - As well as an engaging fable about a homeless orphan living in a train station, Scorsese's film is a richly illustrated lesson in cinema history and the best argument for 3-D since James Cameron's "AVATAR."
AuthorBrian Selznick
Consumer AdviceContains mild scenes of danger
Additional InformationMartin Scorsese's adaptation of Brian Selznick's award-winning novel THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET stars Asa Butterfield, as an orphan boy who lives in a Parisian train station. Sent to live with his drunken uncle after his father's death in a fire, Hugo learned how to wind the massive clocks that run throughout the station. When the uncle disappears one day, Hugo decides to maintain the clocks on his own, hoping nobody will catch on to him squatting in the station. His natural aptitude for engineering leads him to steal gears, tools, and other items from a toy-shop owner who maintains a storefront in the station. Hugo needs these purloined pieces in order to rebuild a mechanical man that was left in the father's care at the museum -- the restoration was a project father and son did together. When Georges (Ben Kingsley), the old man who runs the toy stand, catches on to the thievery, he threatens to turn Hugo over to the station's lone police officer (Sacha Baron Cohen, who makes every effort to send any parentless child in the station to the orphanage. But Hugo's run-in with Georges leads to a friendship with the elderly gentleman's goddaughter, Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), who unknowingly possesses the last item Hugo needs to make the mechanical man work again.
Movie/TV TitleHugo
Sound sourceDolby Digital
AwardsBest Visual Effects 2012 - Robert Legato, Best Sound 2012 -, Best Music Original Score (Dramatic/Musical/Comedy) 2012 - Howard Shore, Best Director - Motion Picture 2012 -, Best Director 2012 -, Best Cinematography 2012 -, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 2012 - John Logan
ScreenwriterJohn Logan, Robert Richardson
EditorThelma Schoonmaker