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Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Please don't spend money on this.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

An amusing film that has parachutes, alligators , women , killers and many more things .Look what they call a quiet in Brazil ! . An hectic action , spoof comedy which was a big hit at the boxoffice . It was one of the first and one of the best spoofs of the James Bond and Euro-spy films . It deals with a young soldier, discharged for a week , Jean Paul Belmondo with a temporary permission , who is pitched from crisis to crisis , as he sets out in pursuit of the thieves who kidnapped his sweetheart , Francoise Dorleac , Catherine Deneuve's sister, and they previously robbed a valuable figure at the Paris museum . When she is captured , he sacrifices his life to rescue her , all before his week break ends . So of course Jean Paul does some international adventuring in order to save her , as he must travel Rio, Brasilia and the Amazon heartland . Meantime , there is also kidnapped a famed professor , Jean Servais . As Belmondo faces off a suspicious enemy , Adolfo Celi , and his cohorts. Then , dangerous happenings ensue and things go awry . A fun as well as extravangant adventure full of action , farce , tongue in cheek , and a lot of thrills . A successful French film that was 4th highest grossing film of the year 1964 . Sympathetic acting by the adventurous Jean Paul Belmondo as a soldier who comes to rescue his lover who has just been abducted and coercily brought to Rio Janeiro , that's why her father led an expedition and the kidnappers think she knows how to find a treasure . Belmondo is finely accompanied by the gorgeous Francoise Dorleac -who unfortunately , a bit later on , she died by car accident- , along with two notorious secondaries , Jean Servais and Adolfo Celi. It was heavily influenced by the comic books , by the famous Belgian cartoonist Herge ; in fact , there are certain visuals and images as the museum robbing and the Amazon sculptures that are all clearly inspired by Georges Remi's work .It contains an agreeable and atmospheric musical score by the prestigious Georges Deleure , as well as an evocative cinematography , shot in Brazil locations as Rio De Janeiro , Amazons and Brasilia with its monumental buildings , newly built by Le Corbusier . This engaging adventure spoof well produced by Alexander Mnouchkine and was professionally directed by Philippe DeBroca , though , nowadays , it results to be some dated . He directed some good films , most of them comedies , action and adventures , such as Cartouche , The king of hearts , Oldest profession , Le Cavaleur , Jupiter's thigh , The green house , Louisiana . And his fetish actor was Jean Paul Belmondo . His best film was "Le Magnifique" about a novelist , Belmondo , who mixes fantasy with reality when he chases women, Jacqueline Bisset , and solves cases.

A friend recommended this film to me, as I hadn't seen it and I enjoy spoof films. I was surprised that this film was, or is not, widely known, or admired. It is the kind of film that they just don't make anymore, a film that everyone can enjoy, with a handsome hero going through all sorts of fantastic adventures for the woman he loves. It seems unbelievable that some people have given this film a low rating for it has everything that a good film should have; a personable hero, fast-pacing and excitement. It is also very funny and, at times, very suspenseful, but it is also bright and breezy, with never a dull moment. It is the perfect film for everyone.It definitely get's a ten in my book. I will watch it again and again.

I'm glad I finally searched for this movie here at IMDb. I have only seen this movie twice on TV, and that was a long time ago, but it's unforgettable. Can you buy it at any of the big retail chains? Every week older movies are restored and reissued on DVD, so hopefully this one has or will be in the future. I will be very glad when I own a copy.If my memory serves me right, this movie had everything: foot chases, car chases, shootouts, locations around the world, a beautiful sidekick, airplane sequences, parachuting into the jungle, a massive bar fight, stolen relics leading to a mystery cave, crazy stunts and all very entertaining and fun to watch.

There were 2 versions of "L'homme de Rio" released in the UK in 1964,one had subtitles and the other was dubbed into English.I would urge you most strongly to go for the one with the subtitles because the characters are voiced as if it was a Walt Disney cartoon.The subsequent revelation that the plot was at least partly "borrowed" from Herge does not in any way diminish the crimes committed in the dubbing suite. Not that the plot is anything more than a convenient excuse for a series of exhilarating set-pieces with M.Belmondo sailing blithely through them all whilst searching Brazil for his kidnapped girl-friend.He is an airman doing his "Service Militaire Obligatoire" who is forced to go AWOL in the most photogenic locations near the burgeoning new city of Brasilia.Filmed in sumptuous colour "L'homme de Rio" is a feast for the eye.M.Belmondo is les nads du chien as the reluctant hero,permanently perplexed as the film develops around him.It contains one of my favourite shots in any movie,a marvellous zoom to a Big Close-up of an alligator's unblinking eye and a brilliantly staged barroom brawl that has been copied many times but never bettered.It really should be seen in the cinema to appreciate its scope,but I have no idea when or if a movie revival is planned.Those of us who were fortunate enough to see it 40 years ago on the big screen and are now queueing up to collect our pensions can perhaps be excused a secret smile at the memories it evokes.