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Hugo

Film · 2011

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. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

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The sides of Hugo

  • An orphan living inside the clocks of a Paris station
  • A broken automaton
  • A forgotten filmmaker

Hugo is good for you if…

  • you like a love letter to the magic of early cinema.
  • you like a golden 1930s Paris.
  • you want a gentle family film.

Hugo is bad for you if…

  • you need momentum. Much of it is quiet scenes in a toy shop and a library.
  • you have no patience for silent cinema. The last hour is about Georges Méliès and his old films.

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