Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
Hugo
paris, france, based on novel or book, library, clock tower, key, movie business, clock, museum, train accident, montparnasse, steampunk, orphan, robot, hiding, filmmaking, security guard, leg brace, doberman, toy store, runaway train, railway station, guard dog, toy maker, mechanics, mechanical toys, ticking clock, based on young adult novel, clockwork, train station, toy, stationmaster, clockmaker, mechanical dolls, film history