| Tuesday 22nd June at 8 p.m. |
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OSS 117: Lost in Rio / OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus
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| France 2009 | 101 mins | 15 |
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It’s 1967, and suave French spy Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, code named OSS 117, is regarded by his superiors as the best in the business. Sent to Rio de Janeiro to locate a sought-after former Nazi, he is teamed with attractive female Mossad colonel Delores Koulechov, and the two soon find their professional relationship developing into something more personal. This follow-up to the 2006 film OSS 117: Cairo – Nest of Spies cheerfully satirises the Bond movies of the 1960s, being an energetic blend of inspired sight gags, direct digs at past spy movies, preposterous plot twists and unashamed silliness. The cast are all in on the joke, none more so than Rüdiger Volger as the villainous von Zimmel and Jean Dujardin as the comically expressive OSS 117. |
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Michel Hazanavicius
OSS 117: Lost in Rio is director Michel Hazanavicius's second Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath adventure and only his second film to make the hop across the channel to UK cinemas. He began his directing career on French TV, making his first cinema feature in 1999 wit the crime comedy Mes Amis, starring Yvan Attal. In 2006 he made OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions / OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, to which Lost in Rio is a sequel. A third, as yet untitled film in the series is in development.
Michel Hazanavicius
Actor Michel Hazanavicius made his name on French TV playing Jean 'Loulou' in 312 episodes of the romantic comedy series Un gars, une fille (1999-2002). He was nominated for a Best Actor César for his role as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath in OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (2006).
Watch the trailer for OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions / OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Watch the trailer for OSS 117: Lost in Rio / OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus
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| OSS 117: Lost in Rio |
| OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus |
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| director |
| Michel Hazanavicius |
| starring |
| Jean Dujardin |
| Louise Monot |
| Rüdiger Vogler |
| Alex Lutz |
| Reem Kherici |
| Pierre Bellemare |
| Ken Samuels |
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