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That Man from Rio, a review by GSyren

Title	That Man from Rio (8-809154-130562). Original title: L'Homme de Rio
Director	Philippe de Broca
Actors
Produced	1964 in France
Runtime	111 minutes
Audio	French Dolby Digital Mono, Russian Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	English, Korean
Overview	An eight-day pass, a kidnapping, and a greedy group of South American Indians provide the basic ingredients of this madcap adventure. A French air force pilot has the pass and plans to use it to see his girl friend in Paris. He gets there just in time to see a gang of South American Indians, who believe that the girl knows the location of a set of statues that can pinpoint the location of a fabulous jungle treasure, kidnapping her. He follows them to the Brazilian jungle and many riotous adventures ensue. Eventually the lovers manage to escape and return to France just before the pilot's pass expires.
My thoughts	From looking at the cover image you might think that That Man from Rio is a Bond spoof. It isn't. It's more of a romantic adventure in the Indiana Jones style, with a bit of Tintin thrown in. Philippe de Broca made several great movies, many with Belmondo. My favorites, apart from this one, are Cartouche and Le MagnifiqueLe Magnifique. It's also hard to find, but there is a French R2/PAL release that has French, English and German audio.
My rating	3 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on June 26th, 2013)

The Skin I Live In, a review by dfmorgan

(From The Skin I Live In on September 7th, 2011)

Miracles Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

5. The Bone Scatterer
A teenager's nightmares seem to lead to the deaths of those around him, prompting Paul to pay him a visit. Upon his arrival, Paul is concerned about the behavior of the boy's controlling father and tries to figure out the disturbing truths about this family before more lives are lost.

Guest Stars:
Michele Greene
Christopher Marquette
John Walcutt
Matthew Newton

My Thoughts:
While watching this one I kept thinking I know this teen from somewhere. About half way through the episode I remembered where I knew him from. Christopher Marquette is one of the main stars of the TV Series Joan of Arcadia which lasted for 2 years. Another series I enjoy but haven't watched in a while. It is a good story. Very entertaining. Though I did find it somewhat predictable. Even though it went in the direction I thought it would... that didn't take away from the story.

My Rating:

(From Miracles Marathon on December 30th, 2009)