Rio, I Love You


Rio, I Love You is a 2014 Brazilian anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. It's the fourth film in the Cities of Love franchise, created and produced by Emmanuel Benbihy.
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Production

The participating directors were Brazilians Carlos Saldanha, José Padilha, Andrucha Waddington and Fernando Meirelles, the Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, the Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, the Australian director Stephan Elliott, the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, the American actor and director John Turturro, and the South Korean director Im Sang-soo.
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
Dona FulanaAndrucha Waddington Andrucha Waddington, Mauricio ZachariasFernanda Montenegro, Regina Case, Stepan Nercessian, Hugo Carvana, Eduardo Sterblitch, Sandro Rocha
La Fortuna
Paolo Sorrentino Paolo SorrentinoEmily Mortimer, Basil Hoffman
A Musa
Fernando Meirelles Antonio Prata, Chico MattosoVincent Cassel, Débora Nascimento
Acho que Estou Apaixonado
Stephan Elliott Stephan ElliottRyan Kwanten, Marcelo Serrado
Quando não há Mais Amor
John Turturro John TurturroJohn Turturro, Vanessa Paradis, Camila Pitanga
TexasGuillermo Arriaga Guillermo ArriagaJason Isaacs, Laura Neiva, Land Vieira, Henrique Pires, Bruna Linzmeyer
O Vampiro do Rio
Im Sang-soo Im Sang-sooRoberta Rodrigues, Tonico Pereira
Pas de DeuxCarlos Saldanha Elena SoarezRodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer
Inútil Paisagem
José Padilha Otavio LeonidioWagner Moura, Cléo Pires, Caio Junqueira
O Milagre
Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzanar, Rodney El HaddadHarvey Keitel, Nadine Labaki, Cauã Antunes
Vicente AmorimFellipe Barbosa Paulo Verlings, Cláudia Abreu, Harvey Keitel, and other lead players

Box-office

In 2016, U.S. theatrical and DVD receipts were $60,000.

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. Pat Padua of The Washington Post said "the film is wonderful to look at. It’s just that the writing is consistently terrible". 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. He also noted it has the corporate sponsorship of Fiat, Unilever and others. Miami New Times' Kenji Fujishima calls it a "barrel-scraping collective project." Eye For Films Andrew Robertson rated it two stars and calls it "baffling in construction and execution" The Hollywood Reporter's unattributed review says "The only people sure to love this concoction are those working for Rio’s tourism bureau, which may well have picked the camera’s vantage points for many lush and lovely overhead shots of the city’s distinctive terrain."