Hugo
A young boy living in the walls of a busy train station in 1930s Paris tries to protect a broken mechanical toy left behind by his father. He teams up with a girl to solve the mystery of the machine and find a place where he truly belongs. It is a beautifully told story about finding family and the magic of early filmmaking.
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A young boy living in the walls of a busy train station in 1930s Paris tries to protect a broken mechanical toy left behind by his father. He teams up with a girl to solve the mystery of the machine and find a place where he truly belongs. It is a beautifully told story about finding family and the magic of early filmmaking.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Some
- Violence
- Mild
- Language
- None
- Rude humour
- None
- Sad themes
- Some
- Pace
- Gentle
- The film features long cinematic shots and a slow deliberate pace that allows the atmosphere to breathe. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryHugo has a nightmare where he is turned into a machine and hears a ticking sound.
- Approx.ScaryHugo is nearly hit by a train while trying to retrieve the automaton on the tracks.
Talk about it after
- 1How did Hugo feel about his secret job in the clock tower?
- 2Why was the mechanical toy so important to Hugo?
- 3What did you think about the way the characters helped each other solve the mystery?
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