The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Official 'Hugo' Movie Companion

This beautiful collection includes The Hugo Movie Companion: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Motion Picture, and the beloved Brian Selznick book that inspired it, The Invention of Hugo Cabret! The Invention of Hugo Cabret!Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks - like the gears of the clocks he keeps - with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the train station, Hugo''s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo''s dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery. With more than three hundred pages of original drawings, and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. Here is a stunning, cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller, artist, and bookmaker. A stunning companion book to Martin Scorsese''s 3-D feature film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret!This heavily illustrated, full-color, elegant hardcover closely resembles the look and feel of Brian Selznick''s groundbreaking debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. With interviews of key people behind the making of the film; side-by-side visual comparisons of artwork from the book and people, props, costumes, and sets from the movie; as well as information about automatons, early cinema, special effects and 3D technology, and more! Visually stunning and filled with fascinating information, The Hugo Cabret Companion will mesmerize and delight as it extends the experience of the movie and the book. A must-have for fans of all ages!