OSS 117: Lost in Rio

Original title: OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus

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6.8/10

17K

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Jean Dujardin, Vincent Haquin, Rüdiger Vogler, Louise Monot, Joseph Chanet, Moon Dailly, Alex Lutz, Reem Kherici, and Alexandre Goncalves in OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)

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Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 nominations

Trivia
Von Zimmel's lines, 'Hath not a Nazi eyes? Hath not a Nazi hands? .... If you prick us, do we not bleed?..,' are a parody of Shylock's speech from 'The Merchant of Venice,' by William Shakespeare (Act III, Scene I).

Goofs
An Embraer 110 Bandeirante (aircraft made in Brazil) is shown in the movie, which is supposed to take place in 1967. This type of aircraft flew its maiden flight in 1968, and entered service in 1973.

Quotes
Dolorès Koulechov: Life here isn't easy for everyone, as in most dictatorships.
OSS 117: Dictatorships! Listen to you. You're sweet, but spare me your politics. You know what a dictatorship is? People are communists. They're cold, with gray hats and boots with zippers. That's a dictatorship.
Dolorès Koulechov: What do you call a country with a military leader, secret police, one TV station, and censorship?
OSS 117: I call that France, Miss. Not any France, De Gaulle's France.

Crazy credits
There is a montage of (poor quality) travel snaps from OSS117's camera, as well as a short film clip of the duck-shaped pedal boat, being pedalled by OSS117, in Rio.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: Awards Special 2012 (2012)

Soundtracks
The Girl from Ipanema
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, adapted by Norman Gimbel

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Featured review

7/10

one year after the star and director became well known in the US

In late 2011, "The Artist" got released. It went on to win Best Picture (only the second silent movie to do so), as well as Best Actor and Best Director. Prior to its release, I had never heard of Michel Hazanavicius or Jean Dujardin. Right after I saw "The Artist", I saw an earlier collaboration of theirs: "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies".

"OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus" ("Lost in Rio" in English) is the sequel to that movie. It's a litany of silly fun as Dujardin's suave spy gets sent to the Brazilian metropolis to find a Nazi fugitive. The movie finds time to make fun of stereotypes, namely the chauvinistic Frenchman and the ugly American. There are a few incongruous aspects, but this sort of movie is all about blatantly silly fun, and it's very much a good time, as was "Nest of Spies". As for "The Artist", its win combined with the Oscars won by "Hugo" have hopefully put the "freedom fries" attitude to rest forever.