Click here to order a copy of hugo for yourself or a friend. The invention of hugo cabret is not exactly a novel, and its not quite a picture book, and its not really a graphic novel, or a flip book, or a movie, but a combination of all these things. Based on the book the invention of hugo cabret, the film had until recently been called simply hugo cabret, but has now evidently undergone another title change, and will be known to the world as. Hugo is probably a fantastic movie without being compared to the book but compared to the book it suffered, even with its beautiful graphics and impressive actors like ben kingsley. Their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely. The invention of hugo cabret is a childrens historical fiction that follows hugo, a twelveyearold boy who is a timekeeper and thief, living and working out of a busy train station in paris.
The invention of hugo cabret is the basis for the martin scorsese film hugo. Set in 1930s paris, the main focus of this cinematic love is the work of the first movie magician, georges melies. Based on the invention of hugo cabret, a beautiful book, half graphic novel, half prose tale, by brian selznick, the movie is a delightful fable. Coproduced by viacoms nickelodeon movies, graham kings gk films and johnny depps infinitum nihil. Martin scorseses beautiful, oscar winning adaptation of my book the invention of hugo cabret is out now on dvd. Based on brian selznicks 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.
Hugo finds a book titled the invention of dreams with a drawing of the automaton, which he learns is a scene from the first movie his father ever saw, a trip to the moon, directed by georges melies. Throughout the book, hugo is trying to repair an automaton which leads to a mystery surrounding a piece of artwork and the world of movies. This upload is for appreciation of film as an art part of. The invention of hugo cabret is one of the first chapter books to win a caldecott medal and is cleverly written and illustrated by brian selznick and it is about how an orphaned boy named hugo finds out the secrets contained in his most prized possessiona mechanical man from his dead father. A magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret, inspired martin scorseses first family film, which has been nominated for nine baftas and 11 oscars. Check out this amazing behind the scenes footage of the last shot in the movie.
Its called a tracking shot which means there is no editing during the scene, its filmed all at once. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick is a captivating story presented in both writing and pictures. How hugo turned from book to film before hugo was the hit film directed by martin scorsese, it was a childrens book called the invention of hugo cabret, by. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick popmatters. Each picture there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures. Hugo invites etienne and the books author, rene tabard, to isabelles house later, and explains melies career to isabelle.
This quiz lets you know how much you remembered the book the invention of hugo cabret what shape was isabelles key. The invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick, is a childrens novel weighing in at an intimidating 533 pages, but the reader brave enough to dive headlong into its pages will find a multi. Hugo is scorseses first film shot in 3d, about which the filmmaker remarked, i found 3d to be really interesting, because the actors were more upfront emotionally. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he. Conversely, martin scorsese, a wellknown cinephile, delights with his love of early european silent cinema, in his often beautiful childrens film, hugo. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick book. The book is simply amazing and is mostly pictures with a few pages of text interspersed.