Flying Down to Rio (1933)
“Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!”
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Thornton Freeland, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Dolores del Río, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Dolores del Río
as Belinha De Rezende
Gene Raymond
as Roger Bond
Raul Roulien
as Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers
as Honey Hale
Fred Astaire
as Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici
as Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker
as Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten
as Colored Singer
Roy D'Arcy
as One of the Three Greeks
Maurice Black
as One of the Three Greeks
Armand Kaliz
as One of the Three Greeks
Paul Porcasi
as MayorCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 89 min |
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