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.

Rio, I Love You
Directed byStephan Elliott
Fernando Meirelles
José Padilha
Paolo Sorrentino
Andrucha Waddington
Vicente Amorim
Guillermo Arriaga
Im Sang-soo
Nadine Labaki
Carlos Saldanha
Music byKhaled Mouzanar
Production
company
Running time
110 minutes
CountryBrazil
France
United States
LanguagePortuguese

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

SegmentDirectorWriterActors
TexasGuillermo Arriaga -  MexicoGuillermo ArriagaJason Isaacs, Laura Neiva, Land Vieira, Henrique Pires
Acho que Estou ApaixonadoStephan Elliott -  AustraliaStephan ElliottRyan Kwanten, Marcelo Serrado
O Vampiro do RioIm Sang-soo -  South KoreaIm Sang-sooRoberta Rodrigues, Tonico Pereira
O MilagreNadine Labaki -  LebanonNadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzanar, Rodney El HaddadHarvey Keitel, Nadine Labaki, Cauã Antunes
A MusaFernando Meirelles -  BrazilAntonio Prata, Chico MattosoVincent Cassel, Débora Nascimento
Inútil PaisagemJosé Padilha -  BrazilOtavio LeonidioWagner Moura, Cléo Pires, Caio Junqueira
Pas de DeuxCarlos Saldanha -  BrazilElena SoarezRodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer
La FortunaPaolo Sorrentino -  ItalyPaolo SorrentinoEmily Mortimer, Basil Hoffman
Quando não há Mais AmorJohn Turturro -  United StatesJohn TurturroJohn Turturro, Vanessa Paradis, Camila Pitanga
Dona FulanaAndrucha Waddington -  BrazilAndrucha Waddington, Mauricio ZachariasFernanda 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.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. "Rio, I Love You (Rio, Eu Te Amo)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. Kenigsberg, Ben (14 April 2016). "Review: 'Rio, I Love You,' Stories That Make Up a Mash Note to a City". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 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.
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