Book Summary from the National Book Foundation
Black and white charcoal drawings tell the story of a 12 year-old orphan who lives alone in a Paris train station; the story reveals the history of early cinema, the role of Georges Melies, and mechanics of clocks.
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Welcome to The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick Biography
Explore Hugo Cabret has interactive online activities for students and teachers
Paris Train Station Window, 2009 |
Georges Méliès
Historical Connections
About George Melies
Biography of George Melies from TCM
Go here for a selection from the film Le Voyage Dans La Lune
An Excerpt from A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon and Five Other Free Films by Georges Melies, the Father of Special Effects
Link to Alice Guy-Blache, Pioneering Woman Filmmaker
Examples from Early Cinema
Fantasmagorie (1908) by Emil Cohl
Steamboat Willie (1928)
Fantasia (1940)