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Where was Hugo filmed?

2012 film, directed by Martin Scorsese.

  • London

The story is set in Paris, about 213 miles (344 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Paris
Filmed in
London
Distance
About 213 miles (344 km) between Paris and the nearest filming location.
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About Hugo

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Released
2012
Director
Martin Scorsese
Cast
Asa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzBen KingsleySacha Baron CohenJude LawChristopher LeeHelen McCroryMichael StuhlbargEmily MortimerRay Winstone
Genre
DramaAdventureMystery
Based on
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Sound Editing; Academy Award for Best Production Design; Academy Award for Best Sound and 4 more

Isabelle identifies the drawing's signature as that of "Georges Méliès" – her godfather.

They meet the book's author, René Tabard, a film expert who is surprised to hear Méliès is alive, as he disappeared after World War I along with the copies of his films.

He wakes up from the nightmare, but hears an ominous ticking emanating from himself, and discovers he has been turned into the automaton.

Famous lines from Hugo

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Ces deux moitiés de Dieu, le pape et l'empereur!Hugo
  • These two halves of God, the Pope and the emperor.Hugo
  • God became a man, granted. The devil became a woman.Hugo
  • Dieu s'est fait homme; soit. Le diable s'est fait femme!Hugo
  • Reason is intelligence taking exercise; imagination is intelligence with an erection.Hugo

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