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Affaire in Rio de Janeiro

Name: Affaire in Rio de Janeiro
Director: Carlos Tobalina
Released: 1972
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

1972

Director

Carlos Tobalina

Runtime

90 minutes

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Affaire in Rio de Janeiro is a provocative drama that prioritizes transgressive interpersonal dynamics over demographic breadth. The plot relies on the shock value of an accidental incestuous encounter to dismantle traditional notions of the nuclear family. While the film succeeds in challenging conventional morality and social hierarchies, it lacks depth in representing diverse identities. The narrative remains tied to established archetypes and a perspective centered on an outsider's experience of Brazil. Ultimately, the film's impact comes from its disruption of familial sanctity rather than its representation of underrepresented identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Affaire in Rio de Janeiro have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on heterosexual and cisgender relationships without addressing non-cisgender identities or critiques of heterosexuality.

How does Affaire in Rio de Janeiro portray gender?

Fair

Female characters drive the emotional conflict through roles like the jealous girlfriend and the beautiful prostitute. These roles may reinforce traditional gender stereotypes rather than challenge them.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Affaire in Rio de Janeiro?

Fair

The Rio de Janeiro setting suggests a multicultural environment, but the narrative centers on a wealthy American outsider. It is unclear if the film embraces local diversity or maintains a Eurocentric viewpoint.

How does Affaire in Rio de Janeiro represent religion and culture?

Good

The film explores moral relativism by focusing on a taboo encounter. It disrupts the ideal family unit and critiques social hierarchies through the protagonist's shifting roles.

Does Affaire in Rio de Janeiro include disability representation?

Minimal

No visible or invisible disabilities are portrayed or used as plot devices in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional family sanctity through a provocative, high-stakes plot.
Explores moral relativism and the deconstruction of social hierarchies.
Uses a vibrant setting to examine the fluidity of social roles.

Limited or Absent

Relies on traditional gender stereotypes like the 'jealous girlfriend'.
Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender perspectives.
Maintains a potentially Eurocentric lens through its wealthy American protagonist.

Official Synopsis

Claude, a wealthy man in his 30s, arrives in Rio de Janeiro to check out the plush and expensive brothels he's heard about. At one of them he meets Sonia, and the two are soon engaged in a hot and heavy relationship, making the rounds of Rio's fabulous night life. Claude is shocked, however, when he discovers that Sonia isn't just a beautiful prostitute he's patronizing--she's his long-lost daughter. He brings her back to his mansion in the United States, which he shares with his jealous girlfriend Silvia. Complications ensue.

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