Hugo - (Shooting Script) by John Logan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Director Martin Scorsese, the legendary storyteller, invites you to join him on a thrilling journey to a magical world with his first-ever 3D film, from a screenplay by John Logan, based on Brian Selznick's award-winning, imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

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.

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, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Helen McCrory, Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour, Michael Stuhlbarg, and with Jude Law.

From the Back Cover

Director Martin Scorsese, the legendary storyteller, invites you to join him on a thrilling journey to a magical world with his first-ever 3D film, from a screenplay by John Logan, based on Brian Selznick's award-winning, imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

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.

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, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Helen McCrory, Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour, Michael Stuhlbarg, and with Jude Law.

Review Quotes

"Hugo is a fable as sensitive and powerful as any Scorsese film since The Age of Innocence nearly two decades ago. Bursting with earned emotion, Hugo is a mechanism that comes to life at the turn of a key in the shape of a heart." - Time magazine

"In Hugo, an exhilarating tale of magic, machines, memories, and dreams, Martin Scorsese pulls off the neatest trick of all. He marshals the marvels of modern movie technology-up to and including the dreaded 3-D-to create a love letter to the earliest of movies and, by extension, to every movie from then to now. ..Scorsese, screenwriter John Logan, and an army of sympathetic technicians bring the book off the page and into the realm of digitally amplified movie reality." - Boston Globe

"Hugo, an utterly beautiful film-both visually and emotionally-and itself an enchanting gift from Scorsese to film fans everywhere....This kind of cinematic delight is a rarity, a warm and masterfully crafted reminder of why we love to go to the movies in the first place." - New Orleans Times-Picayune