
Hugo is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese in 2011 and based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, first published in 2007. The movie features Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and others.
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Storyline
In 1931 Paris, 12-year-old Hugo Cabret lives with his widowed, clockmaker father, who works at a museum. Hugo attempts to repair the automaton with stolen parts, believing it contains a message from his father, but the machine requires a heart-shaped key. Hugo is caught stealing parts from a toy store, and the owner, Georges, takes his notebook, threatening to destroy it.
Movie vs Book

Year
2011
Minutes
126
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb

Year
2007
Pages
533
Book Rate
8.42
S: Goodreads
Book
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Country: USA
First published in: 2007
Length: 533 pages
Genre: Fiction
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