OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Michel Hazanavicius

Writers:

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

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business...

Plot Keywords:

Asian Stereotype | Racist | Retro Style Secret Agent | Male Underwear | Female Agent

Cast

Jean Dujardin	...	Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath / 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
Nicky Marbot	...	Castaing
Christelle Cornil	...	Mlle Ledentu

Also Known As:

OSS 117 - Lost in Rio (USA)

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Company:

Mandarin Films

Movie Connections:

References North by Northwest (1959)

The fine art of humor

OSS 117 is a french secret agent, a very very french one. His new mission is to exchange a microfilm for money with an ex Nazi in Brazil. for this mission, he will have to team up with a Jewish sexy secret agent and the hippie son of the ex-Nazi. Whatever...The story is not that interesting, this is a parody of 007, a fine one. here, the hero is stupid and old fashioned, but sure to be the opposite. every single line he says is full of anachronism and ignorance, he has no idea of what he's dealing with and he's kind of childish. But he's the best french agent. Hubert Bonisseur de labathe is our own french Austin Power, for a more mature audience. Here, the laugh comes from the gap between the world OSS thinks he lives in and the real world, and the fact that, even facing the real world, he never changes his mind. The first episode was great, funny and thrilling, a complete absurd spy movie. this one is funnier, because now, we now the main character is a complete idiot, but he always gets what he wants, even if quite don't understand how.