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.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.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.
- Won 5 Oscars
- 61 wins & 192 nominations total
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- TriviaThe guitarist, who appeared early in the movie and at the Georges Méliès party near the end, was modeled after famed Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt. The filmmakers even went so far as to have the actor's left-hand match Django's. He doesn't use his fourth and fifth fingers (which were burned in a fire).
- GoofsGeorges Méliès was a real person, but the credits state that all persons in the film are fictional.
- Quotes
Hugo Cabret: Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do... Maybe it's the same with people. If you lose your purpose... it's like you're broken.
- Crazy creditsThere is only one opening credit, the film's title, which does not appear until nearly 15 minutes into the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: The Muppets (2011)
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Enjoyable and visually beautiful
I watched this movie without any expectations and with an open mind. I thought it started off kind of slow but once you realise what the story is about, you really enjoy it. Having been a film student, I particularly liked where the story was going. I watched a great number of Georges Méliès movies during my studies.
Hugo has great cinematography and I loved the themes of insecurity and doubt and the idea that creative people sometimes need a push in the back from someone else in order to realise what they're worth. Hugo is a very original story, although it does not always feel very coherent. I remember being left with a feeling that some questions were left unanswered and some details didn't quite add up if you really thought about them.
Hugo had a Frenglish steam-punk feel to it that generally doesn't really appeal to me but that often surprises me in a good way (a bit like the professor Layton games). I would certainly recommend this movie.
Hugo has great cinematography and I loved the themes of insecurity and doubt and the idea that creative people sometimes need a push in the back from someone else in order to realise what they're worth. Hugo is a very original story, although it does not always feel very coherent. I remember being left with a feeling that some questions were left unanswered and some details didn't quite add up if you really thought about them.
Hugo had a Frenglish steam-punk feel to it that generally doesn't really appeal to me but that often surprises me in a good way (a bit like the professor Layton games). I would certainly recommend this movie.
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- eline-hoskens
- Aug 2, 2013
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- The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $73,864,507
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,364,505
- Nov 27, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $185,770,310
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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