RIO SEX COMEDY
synopsis
Is it possible to reconcile happiness and social justice? This is the paradoxal quest pursued by several foreigners living in Brazil. Charlotte Rampling plays a British plastic surgeon determined to dissuade anyone wishing to go under the knife. Irène Jacob is a French anthropologist whose libidinal preoccupations take precedence over her political conscience. Bill Pullman is a troubled American ambassador who flees his responsibilities by hiding in one of Rio's most dangerous favelas. There he becomes an accomplice to the twisted little schemes of Fisher Stevens, a tourist guide and romantic con artist. All these stories intertwine in a fantastical comedy that is nevertheless anchored in the reality of Rio de Janeiro, known quite rightly as "the city of wonders".
original title: | Rio Sex Comedy |
country: | France, Brazil |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jonathan Nossiter |
release date: | FR 23/02/2011, BE 03/08/2011 |
screenplay: | Jonathan Nossiter |
cast: | Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Jérôme Kircher, Jean-Marc Roulot, Daniela Dams, Mary Sheila, David Jarre |
cinematography by: | Lubomir Bakchev |
film editing: | Jonathan Nossiter |
art director: | Zé Luca, Sophie runet |
producer: | Matias Mariani, Jonathan Nossiter, Santiago Amigorena, Philippe Carcassonne, Flávio R. Tambellini, Gilles Baudoin, François Sauvagnargues |
production: | Tambellini Filmes, Primo Filmes, ARTE France |
distributor: | Océan Films |