Who knew?
The video suggests that America’s most revered filmmaker has swapped out the brutal beauty of The Departed and Raging Bull for a kinder, gentler brand of storytelling. With Hugo, Scorsese departs radically from the violence-drenched tone of masterpieces like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas to make his most kid-friendly movie to date.
The Hugo teaser sets the stage — 1930s-era Paris — for a tale about a resourceful waif who lives in a train station. The video rolls out locomotives gone wild, steampunk-style clockworks and robots as Hugo (played by Asa Butterfield) tries to solve a mystery involving his late father with a little help from a young friend (Kick-Ass‘ outstanding Chloe Grace Moretz) and an eccentric inventor (Jude Law).
“It’s a story that’s very emotional and at times funny,” says Scorsese.
Hugo, based on Brian Selznick’s award-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, opens Nov. 23.
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