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That Man from Rio

1964 · 117 min

A breezy, playful caper that whisks you from Paris to Brazil with slapstick chases, romantic banter, and a sense of carefree adventure.

Tagline
Look what they call a quiet week in Rio!
Overview
French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, action, comedy
Directed by
Philippe de Broca
Written by
Ariane Mnouchkine, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Simone Renant, Adolfo Celi, Roger Dumas, Daniel Ceccaldi, Ubiracy De Oliveira
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
Brazil, France, Italy
Languages
French, Portuguese

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