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Rio

1939 · 77 min

A moody old-fashioned melodrama of doomed love and loyalty, unfolding with slow elegance and a fatalistic pull toward tragedy.

Tagline
Exiles From Life...Fugitives From Love
Overview
Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when he is arrested for the crimes of forgery and embezzlement and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, romance
Directed by
John Brahm
Written by
Frank Partos, Aben Kandel, Edwin Justus Mayer, Stephen Morehouse Avery
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Sigrid Gurie, Robert Cummings, Leo Carrillo, Billy Gilbert, Maurice Moscovitch, Irving Bacon
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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