Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You (Portuguese: Rio, Eu Te Amo) is a 2014 Brazilian anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. It's the third film in the Cities of Love franchise (following 2006's Paris, je t'aime and the 2008 film New York, I Love You), created and produced by Emmanuel Benbihy.
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| Directed by | Stephan Elliott Fernando Meirelles José Padilha Paolo Sorrentino Andrucha Waddington Vicente Amorim Guillermo Arriaga Im Sang-soo Nadine Labaki Carlos Saldanha |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Production
The participating directors were Brazilians Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age and Rio), José Padilha (Elite Squad), Andrucha Waddington (The House of Sand) and Fernando Meirelles (City of God), the Lebanese director Nadine Labaki (Caramel), the Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (Babel), the Australian director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty), the American actor and director John Turturro, and the South Korean director Im Sang-soo (A Good Lawyer's Wife, The Housemaid).
The opening and closing sequences, plus the transitions were directed by Brazilian Vicente Amorim, while musician Gilberto Gil composed the theme song.
Those responsible for producing the film, among them Rio Filme, disclosed that the cost of production was R$20 million.
Segments
| Segment | Director | Writer | Actors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Guillermo Arriaga (Mexico) | Guillermo Arriaga | Jason Isaacs, Laura Neiva, Land Vieira, Henrique Pires |
| Acho que Estou Apaixonado ("I think I'm in love") | Stephan Elliott (Australia) | Stephan Elliott | Ryan Kwanten, Marcelo Serrado |
| O Vampiro do Rio ("The Vampire of Rio") | Im Sang-soo (South Korea) | Im Sang-soo | Roberta Rodrigues, Tonico Pereira |
| O Milagre ("The Miracle") | Nadine Labaki (Lebanon) | Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzanar, Rodney El Haddad | Harvey Keitel, Nadine Labaki, Cauã Antunes |
| A Musa ("The Muse") | Fernando Meirelles (Brazil) | Antonio Prata, Chico Mattoso | Vincent Cassel, Débora Nascimento |
| Inútil Paisagem ("Useless Landscape") | José Padilha (Brazil) | Otavio Leonidio | Wagner Moura, Cléo Pires, Caio Junqueira |
| Pas de Deux | Carlos Saldanha (Brazil) | Elena Soarez | Rodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer |
| La Fortuna ("Fortune") | Paolo Sorrentino (Italy) | Paolo Sorrentino | Emily Mortimer, Basil Hoffman |
| Quando não há Mais Amor ("When there is no more love") | John Turturro (United States) | John Turturro | John Turturro, Vanessa Paradis, Camila Pitanga |
| Dona Fulana | Andrucha Waddington (Brazil) | Andrucha Waddington, Mauricio Zacharias | Fernanda Montenegro, Regina Case, Stepan Nercessian, Hugo Carvana, Eduardo Sterblitch, Sandro Rocha |
Critical response
Rio, I Love You received largely negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 8% "rotten" rating based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 3.55 out of 10.[2] Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times heavily criticized the film's lack of cohesion and its adherence to tourist-friendly depictions of Rio de Janeiro; however, he singled out "O Vampire do Rio" as imaginative compared to the rest of the film's shorts.[3]
References
- "Rio, I Love You". Box Office Mojo.
- "Rio, I Love You (Rio, Eu Te Amo)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- Kenigsberg, Ben (14 April 2016). "Review: 'Rio, I Love You,' Stories That Make Up a Mash Note to a City". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
... [A]part from Im Sang-soo’s contribution of street-dancing vampires — a sketch that, like several others, lacks a punch line — imagination takes a holiday.