{"id":95177,"date":"2024-02-02T23:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T06:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95177"},"modified":"2024-02-02T23:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T06:51:53","slug":"that-man-from-rio-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95177","title":{"rendered":"That Man From Rio (1964)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s no ordinary statue: it&#8217;s priceless, the relic of a lost civilization.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster-195x270.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Poster.png 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile visiting his girlfriend (Fran\u00e7oise Dorl\u00e9ac), a private (Jean-Paul Belmondo) on leave from the army becomes unwittingly caught up in a kidnapping tied to a deeper plot involving a professor (Jean Servais) with obsessive ties to a Maltec figurine.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean-Paul Belmondo Films<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPhilippe De Broca directed this Bond-inspired action-adventure (with an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger and de Broca) that became the fifth highest earning film of the year. It&#8217;s fast-paced, colorful, and entirely innocuous thriller taking us from Paris to Brazil, with suave but goofy Belmondo performing many of his own stunts, and Dorl\u00e9ac perfectly cast as his carefree girlfriend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-Belmondo-Driving.png 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17800\/that-man-from-rio\/#articles-reviews?articleId=74697\">Jeff Stafford&#8217;s article for TCM<\/a>, &#8220;The James Bond film craze of the early sixties inspired an endless stream of pale imitations and parodies but occasionally a gem could be found amid the rubbish heap&#8221; &#8212; including this &#8220;tongue-in-cheek adventure tale that spoofed 007-like heroics while paying homage to everything from matinee serials like <em>The Perils of Pauline<\/em> to movie icons like Tarzan and Harold Lloyd.&#8221; The influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herg%C3%A9\">Belgian cartoonist Herg\u00e9<\/a> (creator of Tintin) is clear, and the final scenes &#8212; taking place in the jungles of Brasilia &#8212; evoke vibes of <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5603\"><em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em> (1981)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34213\"><em>Romancing the Stone<\/em> (1984)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-Rio-Brasilia.png 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch for French movie icon Jean Marais in a crucial supporting role as sinister Professor Catalan, who is bound and determined to locate a specific historic figurine at any cost. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/That-Man-From-rio-Marais2.png 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this one isn&#8217;t must-see, it&#8217;s recommended if you&#8217;re curious to see well-crafted adventure fare from this era. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean-Paul Belmondo as Private Adrien Duforquet<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-1024x607.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy-455x270.png 455w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Belmondo-Boy.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fran\u00e7oise Dorl\u00e9ac as Agn\u00e8s<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-From-Rio-Dorleac.png 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous well-crafted gags and stunts<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Wall.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting-452x270.png 452w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/That-Man-Rio-Location-Shooting.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly recommended if this is your cup of tea. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0058203\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/that-man-from-rio-1964\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1964\/06\/09\/archives\/screen-that-man-from-rio-opens-at-the-parismelodrama-uses-all-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prod-www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17800\/that-man-from-rio\/#articles-reviews?articleId=74697\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4786rio.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s no ordinary statue: it&#8217;s priceless, the relic of a lost civilization.&#8221; Synopsis: While visiting his girlfriend (Fran\u00e7oise Dorl\u00e9ac), a private (Jean-Paul Belmondo) on leave from the army becomes unwittingly caught up in a kidnapping tied to a deeper plot involving a professor (Jean Servais) with obsessive ties to a Maltec figurine. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Jean-Paul Belmondo Films Kidnapping Search Review: Philippe De Broca directed this Bond-inspired action-adventure (with an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95177\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95177"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95253,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95177\/revisions\/95253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}