OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
"OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus" (original title)

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business. The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, to ... See full summary »

Director:

Michel Hazanavicius

Writers:

Jean Bruce (character), Jean-François Halin (screenplay),

Stars:

Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Dujardin	...	OSS 117
Louise Monot	...	Dolorès Koulechov
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Von Zimmel
Alex Lutz	...	Heinrich
Reem Kherici	...	Carlotta
Pierre Bellemare	...	Lesignac
Ken Samuels	...	Trumendous
Serge Hazanavicius	...	Staman
Laurent Capelluto	...	Kutner
Cirillo Luna	...	Hippie ''pomme d'amour''
Moon Dailly	...	La comtesse
Walter Shnorkell	...	Fayolle
Philippe Hérisson	...	Mayeux (as Philippe Herisson)
Nicky Marbot	...	Castaing
Christelle Cornil	...	Mlle Ledentu

Storyline

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business. The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, to find a former high-ranking Nazi who went into exile in South America after the war. His eventful investigation takes him all across Brazil, from Rio to Brasilia and the Iguazu Falls, accompanied by a charming Mossad agent who is also looking for the Nazi. The man is charming, and so is the young woman. Set to the strains of bossa nova, their tale is by turns an adventure and a love story.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | mossad | brazil | spy | agent | 

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Taglines:

The Pride of French Intelligence Returns

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [fr] Music Box Films [us]

Country:

France

Language:

French English Hebrew Portuguese

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

OSS 117: Lost in Rio

Filming Locations:

Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,243 (USA) (7 May 2010)

Gross:

$87,353 (USA) (23 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films, Gaumont, M6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Agent OSS 117 (Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath) wears clothes which are inspired and predominantly the same as Paul Newman's Lew Harper in The Moving Target.

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Goofs

In the Nazi party shoot-out, the sculpture of David has his privates blown off by gunfire, but they are clearly in tact during a following scene.

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Quotes

OSS 117: [to the hippy touching his bare ass] I like what's going on, but let's agree that it will be our secret, what happens here stays here...
[indistinct murmur of people agreeing]
OSS 117: . Yes, because people don't need to know... out of context, a finger in the buttocks can be...
[again people murmuring a sort of "don't worry" in Portuguese]
OSS 117: I want it clear, because the tendency sometimes...
Hippie ''pomme d'amour'': [in portuguese] "Tudo bem, tudo bom"
[and keeps fondling him]

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Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

User Reviews

Bof.

Oss 117 isn't too bad like film. It is a nice, pure, fresh comedy. Jean Dujardin is incredibly good in his role, and has some charm. The film is funny, but a bit too childish in some way. It is nicely done. I should recommend it to be less childish for the next time. The costume, the look and the cast are perfect! I name Jean Dujardin as best actor in comedy film. The first time, I saw it, I thought it was quite fun, but not the best. I needed to see it a second time, to be sure of my own rate. In the beginning, I thought of rating it as bad, or not too too bad. Finally, I'm rating it: 5/10. I loved OSS 117 (the very first film with Jean Dujarding, better) It is incredibly cool. I should recommend it to little kids.