Hugo — the only movie about “the magic of the movies” that actually captures just how miraculous cinema can be
I remember visiting the Lumières brothers’ museum in Lyon when I was sixteen. I watched le Jardinier, la Sortie de l’usine Lumiere a Lyon and Repas de Bébé again and again till it was time to leave. I was amazed by how everything started with these short films of 40 seconds. My lingering interest in the history of movies led…