You are going to read a film review.
First, read the text and fill in the blanks (A-E) with the words (F-K) from the list. One word is extra.
Then, read the text again and fill in the blanks (1-5) with the sentences (6-11) from the list. One sentence is extra.
Hugo Cabret lives at the Paris Railway Station in the 1930s. His home is in the clock tower, and Hugo makes sure that all the clocks at the station are wound up. He is a clever boy, especially when it A to mechanics, and he enjoys keeping sprockets and other mechanical gizmos in tip-top shape.
But Hugo is lonely and carries a great sorrow. His mother died while he was a young boy, and his father was killed in a terrible fire. (1) . Hugo is certain that the robot will B a message from his father once it is in working order. Still, in order to start the robot, he needs a very special heart shaped key.
Soon, Hugo encounters the well-read and adventurous Isabell, and an amazing adventure begins. (2) .
”Hugo” has hardly lasted ten seconds when you realise that you are in for a special C . The film opens with a picture of a wintery Paris, before we move down to the railway station and through the madding crowd. (3) . In 1896, this film made the audience shout in shock, as they thought a real train was about to run over them. (4) . You almost D in your chair to let them pass by.
These are the first of a large number of elaborate and wonderful details – both technically and story wise. (5) . Combined with pure storytelling joy, imagination and an entertaining and engaging story, this E for a truly pleasurable cinematic experience.
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6. It’s all a reverse variant of one of the very first successful films – “The arrival of a train at La Ciotat station”.
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7. Not since “Avatar” has a film utilised 3D in such a stylish way.
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8. The heart shaped key doesn’t only start the robot; it also opens the door to an incredible story involving the legendary film maker Georges Méliès, one of the great pioneers of fiction film.
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9. The heart shaped key is nowhere to find.
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10. The only thing he has left is a human-like robot, which his father wanted to repair.
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11. Watching “Hugo” with 3D spectacles, you get the feeling that the snowflakes are hitting you on the nose tip, and that all the people on the station flow by you inside the cinema.
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