That Man from Rio / L’Homme de Rio

FILM CLASSIC

That Man from Rio

DIRECTOR: Philippe de Broca

IN MEMORIAM JEAN PAUL BELMONDO

COUNTRY: France, Italy

YEAR / DURATION: 1964 • 112’

GENRE: action, adventure, comedy

Info

  • SCREENPLAY: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY: Edmond Séchan
  • EDITOR: Françoise Javet
  • SCORE: Georges Delerue
  • ACTORS: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Roger Dumas, Daniel Ceccaldi, Milton Ribeiro, Ubiracy De Oliveira, Sabu Do Brasil, Adolfo Celi, Simone Renant
  • PRODUCERS: Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine
  • COMPANIES: Les Films Ariane, Les Productions Artistes Associés, Dear Film Produzione
  • DISTRIBUTION / SALES AGENT: TFI Studio
  • FESTIVALS AND AWARDS : Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 1964

Trailer

Synopsis

French air force pilot Adrien returns to Paris for a week’s leave to spend with his girlfriend Agnes, but she is suddenly kidnapped by mysterious Indians. In a desperate attempt to save her, Adrien pursues the kidnappers all the away to Rio de Janeiro. He receives help from an archeologist who thinks the kidnapping happened because the girl’s father had found a valuable statue during an expedition to the Amazon jungle.

About the director

Philippe de Broca (Paris, 1933 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 2004), film director, worked as an assistant for Claude Charbol and François Truffaut. He made his debut in 1959 as a New Wave director, and later directed numerous popularist films such as The Love Game (1959), Up to His Ears (1965), King of Hearts (1966) and The Man from Acapulco (1973).

Screening

  • Kaštel – 23.07.2022

    21:30

FREE ENTRANCE

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