And also, you know, we just wanted to always reflects early movie, early cinema. I decided to pick it up and read it and i too found the book to be fantastic. John logan screenplay by, brian selznick based on the book entitled the invention of hugo cabret by stars. The book did a better job of conveying hugos feelings. Hugo and isabelle find a book about the history of cinema that praises melies. Hugo 2011 this would have been my vote for best picture for 2011, especially if you limit the voting to nostalgic visions of silver screen history. I wrote a book about the making of the movie called the hugo movie companion where you can learn all about how the movie was made and all the people who worked on the film. Hugo works in the toy shop, and in his time off manages to fix the automaton, but it is still missing one part a heartshaped key. For example, in the book the main character, hugo cabret, goes to a film library with someone he had met at a bookstore. When hugo and isabelle finally find the automatons message, its a drawing that reveals papa georges secret past as a wildly famous filmmaker. Anyone who can still get through this book may take a rather different view.
Hugo introduces isabelle to the movies, which her godfather has never let her see. James and the giant peach based on james and the giant peach by roald dahl. Before hugo was the hit film directed by martin scorsese, it was a childrens book called the invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick. And be sure to look out for me i have a cameo in the movie at around 7. Glowing comments about martin scorsese are sprinkled throughout this piece, which covers the original book upon which hugo was based, casting, sets, working with dogs, and martin scorseses attraction to and philosophy concerning 3d films and photography. Set in seventeethcentury norway and dripping with gore on every page, han dislande is nearer to the gothic horror tradition than to scott. Six out of the nine best picture academy award nominees this year were based on books. 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. 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. Surely the name of its author, brian selznick, caught his. This sort of does exactly what the artist does, paying loving homage to early movies, hugo is so much more imaginative, filmed with overflowing ingenuity and fluidity it is a scorsese movie i know, and it pays respects more directly and.
While not every movie based on a book manages to live up to fans imaginations, the ones on this list are almost as good on the screen as they were on the page. Movies based on books when you love a book, few things are more exciting or more nerveracking than seeing it turned into a movie. H ugo is based on the book the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. Based on brian selznicks captivating and imaginative new york times bestseller the invention of hugo. I first learned of the book from a fellow performer who raved about it. Watch the amazing video to see how some of the special effects shots were done for the movie. Hes the kind of scrappy, smart kid that adults are constantly chasing after while they stomp around all elmer fuddlike, calling him a wascally wabbit. 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. Start browsing our list of current movie adaptations, it may even encourage you to decide on the next book. Victor hugo greens the negro motorist green book actually doesnt factor much into what goes on in the. He explains how martin scorsese turned one of them into hugo. Firstly, because the book is the inspiration for martin scorseses. However, i was in love with this movie from the start.
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. 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. And secondly because the book is in part about film. The automaton in the movie that hugos so determined to repair. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Being his sole family film in his filmography, naturally this was his first film i ever got to watch, which at the time, i mainly went to see hugo because i loved the book it was based on had no idea who martin scorsese was.
The movie is based on the book the invention of hugo cabret, but is also very much an expression of the filmmakers movie love. Journey to the center of the earth based on journey to the center if the earth by jules verne. I always watch the movie hugo at the end of the year with my fsl students. A magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret. Once there was a book about a boy named hugo cabret and his automaton and their adventures in paris. Based on how to train your dragon by cressida cowell. Brian selznicks beloved middlegrade book, the invention of hugo cabret. Hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on.
Though the character of hugo cabret himself is a complete fiction, much of whats presented in the film about film pioneer georges melies is real. Rent hugo 2011 starring ben kingsley and sacha baron cohen on dvd and bluray. He is a twelveyearold boy who lives in a train station. A passionate brief for film preservation wrapped in a fanciful tale of childhood intrigue and adventure, hugo. The invention of hugo cabret is the basis for the martin scorsese film hugo. We went to the midnight showing on opening day, and what we found far surpassed our expectations. Hugo is a 2011 american adventure drama film with steampunk influences directed and produced by martin scorsese, and adapted for the screen by john logan. Written by an africanamerican new york postal worker named victor hugo green, the book was published every year save for during world war. Hugo is unlike any other film martin scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart. That he also makes it a fable that will be fascinating for some, not all children is a measure. Green book true story what movie gets wrong about don. In the movie, the character still goes to the library, but with the secondary character, isabelle. 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. Little did i know that my viewing of hugo would ultimately change my whole perspective on the medium of filmmaking.
Hugo begins to pal around with georges goddaughter, isabelle, and they eventually realize her necklace, which contains a heartshaped key, may coincidentally be precisely the key hugo needs. I read the book with my 8 year old son last year, and we both loved, loved, loved it. Martin scorseses hugo, with ben kingsley and sacha. Yesterday, i received it in the mail thank you, amazon prime. Each picture there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures. About ten minutes in, i headed straight over to amazon and bought the book the movie was based off of, the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. We feel a great artist has been given command of the tools and resources he needs to make a movie about movies. They sneak into a theater to see a silent movie without buying a ticket. I loved the book and the movie still feel bad that i never got to see the last harry potter movie. The camera movements are based on my drawings, but bigger. Its obvious that martin scorseses movie hugo 2011 showcases its directors great love of cinema and cinema history. Hugo, remediation, and the cinema of attractions, or, the. Parents need to know that although hugo is a bookbased period adventure about the art and magic of movies that may be a tad too mature for younger elementary schoolaged kids. Hugo is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret life to him by his father will transform hugo and all.
Hugomovie release date november 23, 2011is based on the historical novel, the invention of hugo cabret. Like most characters in the book, he enjoys the movies. Hugo invites etienne and the books author, rene tabard, to isabelles house later, and explains melies career to isabelle. Scorsese together to make hugo, a superb film based on the novel. Parents need to know that although hugo is a book based period adventure about the art and magic of movies that may be a tad too mature for younger elementary schoolaged kids. Zo speelt the invention of hugo cabret zich af rond een. Based on brian selznicks book the invention of hugo cabret, it tells the. Booksintomovie commentary hugo based on the book, the. Hugo adapts brian selznicks bestselling childrens novel, the invention of hugo cabret, which won the 2008 caldecott medal for best childrens illustrations. It is a great movie to watch because many have read the book, the images are so captivating and do so much of the story telling on their own and its a heartwarming, exciting and funny story. Interested in finding out which upcoming new movies are based on books.
Les miserables movie tiein by victor hugo, paperback. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Most of the other movies featured in hugo, from edwin s. Bbcs les miserables has just come to an end, adding to a long line of adaptations of victor hugos book, from musicals to an oscarwinning movie. The green book was an annual guide published by victor hugo green and his family between 1936 and 1966, and listed hotels, gas stations, and. The most devoted comic book historians will have heard of the man who laughs, a 1928 film based on victor hugos french novel lhomme qui rit. The camera movements are based on my drawings, but. Their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely. The parisian train station set was built inside londons shepperton studios. The invention of hugo cabret is an american historical novel written and illustrated by brian. Hugo based on the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick.