Movie

Flying Down to Rio

1933 · 89 min

A breezy, tuneful escape full of charm, silly gags, and spectacular aerial dance numbers that leaves you smiling.

Tagline: Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!
Overview: An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, romantic and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, music, friendship, deception
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: love
music
friendship
deception
Places: big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild