Growing up in a section of New York City known
as ‘Little Italy’ in the 1940’s and 1950’s, a young Martin Scorsese found a
deep connection inside the movie houses of the time- not just to the experience
of viewing motion pictures, but also a closeness to his father, who sat with
him in the darkened auditorium, fostering the future filmmaker’s nascent love
of the art form. So when Brian Selznick’s award-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret landed on
his (Scorsese) desk via prolific producer Graham King, …the OscarR-winning
filmmaker found the tale profoundly resonant.
Scorsese remembers, “I was given the book about
four years ago, and it was one of those experiences…I sat down and read it
completely, straight through. There was an immediate connection to the story of
the boy, his loneliness, his association with the cinema, with the machinery of
creativity. The mechanical objects in the film, including cameras, projectors,
and automatons, make it possible for Hugo to reconnect with his father. And
mechanical objects make it possible for the filmmaker Georges Melies to
reconnect with his past, and with himself.”
For Scorsese, “It was particularly the
vulnerability of a child alone that was striking. Hugo’s living in the walls of
this giant engine of a sort-the train station-on his own, and he’s trying to
make that connection with his father, whom he has lost.”
“Hugo” is the astonishing adventure of a wily
and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father
will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving
place he can call home.
Throughout his extraordinary career, Academy
AwardR –winning director, Martin Scorsese has brought his unique
vision and dazzling gifts to life in a series of unforgettable films. Today,
the legendary storyteller invites you to join him on a thrilling journey to a
magical world with his first-ever 3D film “Hugo”.
For this, Scorsese has
assembled an impressive acting ensemble comprised of rising new talent working
alongside venerated stars of the stage and motion pictures, including Ben Kingsley as Georges Melies,
Sacha Baron Cohen as Station Inspector, Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret, Chloe
Grace Moretz as Isabelle, Ray Winstone as Uncle Claude, Emily Mortimer as
Lisette, Christopher Lee as Monsieur Labisse, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg,
Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths,
Jude Law, Kevin Eldon, Gulliver McGrath, and Shaun Aylward.
The
movie ”Hugo”is a Paramount Pictures presentation and is distributed locally by
United International Pictures thru Solar Entertainment Corporation. A Post-Valentine
treat showing at your favorite theaters starting February 15.This is a must watch,,and good for your family too
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