OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)

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

6 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:

spy | agent | spying | sexy agent | mossad | 

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Taglines:

The Pride of French Intelligence Returns

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [France] Music Box Films [United States]

Country:

France

Language:

French English Hebrew Portuguese

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

OSS 117: Lost in Rio

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,243, 9 May 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$87,353, 25 July 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films,Gaumont,M6 Films

Technical Specs

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 Harper (1966).

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Goofs

During the beach scene with the hippies, Minnie Ripperton's "Lovin' You" is playing. The movie is set in 1967. "Lovin' You" was not recorded until 1974.

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Quotes

Dolorès Koulechov: You turn me off.
OSS 117: And I don't get it! Explain yourself. I'm a remedy against barbarism, a symbol of...
Dolorès Koulechov: You're old, pretentious, a misogynist, full of yourself, vain, borderline racist, tacky dresser, childish, not funny. Shall I stop?
OSS 117: A tacky dresser?

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Crazy Credits

There is a montage of (poor quality) travel snaps from OSS117's camera, as well as a short film clip of the duck-shaped pedal boat, being pedalled by OSS117, in Rio.

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Connections

Referenced in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: I Want Sandwiches, I Want Chicken (2012)

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Soundtracks

The Girl from Ipanema
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, adapted by Norman Gimbel
Sung at the "fancy dress "party
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User Reviews

Terrible sequel

Although I was pleasantly surprised by the previous OSS movie ; this sequel is just terrible. The story lacks rhythm and logic. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath in the first movie was a caricature of the conservative Frenchman of the 50s : racist, sexist, arrogant... However, these traits were not emphasize so much as in the sequel and he had charisma.In Rio ne répond plus, he is just a one dimensional obnoxious a**hole. The other characters are simply useless (especially Dolores ; I cannot even blame the actress for her performance, as the character lacks personality). As for humor, I did laugh a few times, but not as much as I was hoping. French cinema at its worth.