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Hugo

United States, France

2011

127 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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EXEC Bruce Berman, Christi Dembrowski, Georgia Kacandes, Emma Tillinger Koskoff

PROD Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington, Graham King

SCR John Logan, Brian Selznick

CAST Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jude Law, Christopher Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Ray Winstone, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Kevin Eldon, Gulliver McGrath, Emil Lager, Angus Barnett

Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this magical tale is Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D. –apple.com

Director

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese was born in New York City and soon developed a passion for cinema and a particular admiration for neo-realist cinema which inspired him and influenced his view or portrayal of his Sicilian heritage. After graduating from NYU Film School in 1966 and making a number of shorts, he shot his first feature-length film Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1968) with fellow student, actor Harvey Keitel, and editor Thelma Schoonmaker both of whom were to become long-term collaborators. Mean Streets followed in 1973 and provided the benchmarks for the ‘Scorsese style’. After Scorsese directed Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, the trio was reunited for the dark journey of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. After New York, New York Scorsese released Raging Bull. The acclaimed biography of middleweight fighter Jake LaMotta was followed by exploration of fans as pariah in The King of Comedy, dark-comic dreams in After Hours and pool sharks in The Color of Money. Scorsese outraged some religious… read more

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rik peeters

18May13

Compared to for example Tornatore's odes to cinema like 'Cinema Paradiso' or 'L'uomo delle stelle', Scorsese's Hugo falls short of imagination, passion and soul. Despite what Cameron thinks about the 3D in this movie, I don't think Mélies is turning around in his grave, but I bet he would at least be a bit grumpy about this.

Enquan Gu

28Apr13

Never too late to pursue dream.

caffeinated.bird

13Apr13

A sweet little film about falling in love with the cinema.

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setjoeilasa

4Apr13

"Aku selalu membayangkan dunia ini adalah sebuah mesin yang besar. Sebuah mesin tak perlu lagi komponen tambahan. Dia memiliki semua komponen yang diperlukan. Semua yang ada di dalamnya mempunyai tujuan."

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The Noteworthy: Donald Richie, Pegleg, Miyazaki Sketches, Soderbergh & Mara

By Notebook on February 20, 2013

Donald Richie passes, Michael Mann prepares a new project, Miyazaki concept sketches & more.

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The Noteworthy: Django, John Huston, and the End of the World

By Adam Cook on June 6, 2012

The debut of our new weekly column of essential reads, watches & listens.

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"The Artist" Wins Big at the Oscars

By David Hudson on February 27, 2012

The full list of nominees and winners of this year’s Academy Awards.

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Daily Briefing. N1FR #2, Scorsese's List and More

By David Hudson on February 25, 2012

Also: Adam Curtis on Dead of Night, life, the universe and everything. And more.

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Past/Not Past: A Tale of Two Cinemas

By Adam Cook on February 25, 2012

On the conflicting ideologies of Hugo and The Artist and their divergent approaches to the history of cinema.

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84th Academy Awards. Nominations

By David Hudson on January 24, 2012

Hugo and The Artist lead, but there are also a few surprises here.

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BAFTA Nominees and Winners 2012

By David Hudson on January 17, 2012

The Artist leads. Conspicuous in their total absence: Melancholia and The Tree of Life.

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Rotterdam 2012. Lineup for Regained Celebrates the Memory of Film

By David Hudson on January 9, 2012

Serge Bromberg celebrates Georges Méliès. Also recognized will be Peter Kubelka, Pablo Ferro, Jean Epstein, Raúl Ruiz and Bart Vegter.

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Village Voice Poll 2011: Yep, it's "The Tree of Life," but…!

By David Hudson on December 21, 2011

According to the Passiondex™, the real winner this year was made 20 years ago.

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Awards 2011. It's "The Artist" for the Boston Society of Film Critics

By David Hudson on December 11, 2011

Strong showing for Margaret, Hugo and Moneyball.

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Georges Méliès @ 150

By David Hudson on December 8, 2011

As the pioneer turns 150, Hugo is reminding audiences of his vital legacy.

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Daily Briefing. Godard, Cavalier and More

By David Hudson on December 4, 2011

Also: FX Feeney on George Hickenlooper, Edgar Wright in LA and yet more awards news.

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Notebook Reviews: Martin Scorsese’s "Hugo"

By Fernando F. Croce on December 3, 2011

This restless phantasmagoria is fond, melancholy and not quite serene.

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National Board of Review's Best of 2011: "Hugo" and Scorsese

By David Hudson on December 1, 2011

The runner-up here, with three mentions, is clearly The Descendants.

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Martin Scorsese's "Hugo"

By David Hudson on November 22, 2011

“Like nearly all of Scorsese’s films, Hugo can be taken as personal allegory.”

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Daily Briefing. Scorsese: "We're headed towards holograms"

By David Hudson on November 7, 2011

Also: Ebert Presents At The Movies looking for an angel. New projects for Kaurismäki, Figgis, De Niro and more.

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Daily Briefing. New DVDs, Essays, Posters

By David Hudson on October 25, 2011

Another big Criterion Tuesday. Also: The Tree of Life, Joan Didion, Martin Scorsese and more.

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Daily Briefing. Scorsese's "Hugo" and More

By David Hudson on October 11, 2011

Also: Docs by John Akomfrah, Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project and remembering cinematographer Andrew Laszlo.

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First Trailer For Scorsese's HUGO

By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011

Early on in the production of his children’s fantasy adventure picture Hugo – then known as Hugo Cabret – director Martin Scorsese mused that working in 3D was more difficult than he had anticipated. If

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HUGO Review

By Twitchfilm.com on November 23, 2011

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo exerts a tremendous, gravitational pull upon anyone who loves movies. To watch Scorsese, a master of cinema, deconstruct the art form itself is thrilling, instructive, and gratifying;

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Tick, Tock, It's the New Trailer for Scorsese's HUGO 3D

By Twitchfilm.com on October 25, 2011

Everyone loves an urchin. Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (its title truncated from the original Hugo Cabret) is coming to theaters in November, and Paramount has released a new trailer. So what do you all think

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Scorsese Begins HUGO CABRET! Ben Kingsley! Sacha Baron Cohen! Chloe Moretz! Jude Law! Ray Winstone! Christopher Lee!

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011

Well, it would appear that when Martic Scorsese started making noise about shooting his next film in 3D he wasn’t kidding. The project – as we’ve known for a while now – is a feature adaptation of best

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Hugo

By shadowandryu on January 1, 2013

Scorcese no solo homenajea a la obra de George Melies sino al séptimo arte en general, incluyéndose en esa mezcla, como un ejercicio ególatra bien ejecutado.

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Hugo

United States, France

2011

DIR Martin Scorsese

EXEC Bruce Berman, Christi Dembrowski, Georgia Kacandes, Emma Tillinger Koskoff

PROD Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington, Graham King

SCR John Logan, Brian Selznick

DP Robert Richardson

CAST Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jude Law, Christopher Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Ray Winstone, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Kevin Eldon, Gulliver McGrath, Emil Lager, Angus Barnett

ED Thelma Schoonmaker

PROD DES Dante Ferretti

MUSIC Howard Shore

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