{"id":607,"date":"2008-12-12T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/europeanfilmreview.co.uk\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2008-12-12T11:40:17","modified_gmt":"2008-12-12T11:40:17","slug":"copacabana-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/latest-news\/copacabana-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Copacabana Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aka Girl Game
\nItaly \/ France \/ Brazil
\nAn Ital-Victoria Film, France Cin\u00e9ma Production (Paris) & Consorcio Paulista de Coprodu\u00e7ao (S\u00e2o Paulo) production
\nDirector: Steno
\nStory: Thalma de Oliviera, Jorge D\u00f3ria, Henrique Pongetti, Silveira Sampaio, Luciano Vincenzoni
\nScreenplay: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Amidei
\nCinematogrpahy: Massimo Dallamano
\nMusic: Gianni Ferrio
\nArt director: Wallace Simonsen
\nEditor: Pierino Massenzi
\nOriginal release date: 04\/11\/1962
\nOriginal running time: 90 mins
\nInternational release information: In Francia: Copacabana Palace<\/strong> (1964 – 122””) – In Usa: Girl Game<\/strong> (1968 – 90””)
\nCast: Sylva Koscina (Ines<\/em>), Walter Chiari (Ugo<\/em>), Myl\u00e8ne Demongeot (Zina von Raunacher<\/em>), Paolo Ferrari (De Fonseca<\/em>), Gloria Paul (Michelle<\/em>), Raymond Bussi\u00e8res, Claude Rich (Buby von Raunacher<\/em>), Franco Fabrizi, Jaime Aragon, Ruggero Baldi, Denise Barreto, Ciro Bassini, Luiz Bonf\u00e1 (Himself<\/em>), Laura Brown, T\u00f4nia Carrero (Herself<\/em>), Jos\u00e9 Costa, Terri Dean, Francis De Wolff, Celso Faria, Cyl Farney, Severino Filho (Os Cariocas (group singing “S\u00f3 Dan\u00e7o Samba”)<\/em>), Emmanoel Furtado (Os Cariocas (group singing “S\u00f3 Dan\u00e7o Samba”)<\/em>), Jo\u00e3o Gilberto (Himself<\/em>), Irina Greco, John Herbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Himself<\/em>), Fernando Mariz, D\u00f3ris Monteiro, Teresa Nakad, Margit Olilson, Carlos Perry, Jorge Quartarone (Os Cariocas (group singing “S\u00f3 Dan\u00e7o Samba”)<\/em>), Luiz Roberto (Os Cariocas (group singing “S\u00f3 Dan\u00e7o Samba”)<\/em>), Karin Rodrigues, Milton Rodr\u00edguez, Milton Viana, Paulo Gracindo (uncredited<\/em>)\t<\/p>\n

Plot: A stellar international cast compensates somewhat for the rambling plotlessness of The Girl Game. The film takes place during Carnival Time in Rio De Janeiro. As unconfined joy wafts its way through the streets, the lives of several fabulously wealthy visitors and a group of voluptuous stewardesses intersect, sometimes with startling results. Sylvia Koscina and Mylene Demongeot are among the visual delights of this garish romp. Originally released at 125 minutes, The Girl Game <\/strong>(also known as Copacabana Palace<\/strong> and The Saga of the Flying Hostesses<\/strong>) was pared down to 90 minutes for its play-off dates. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide<\/p>\n

Comments: Fun sounding romp with caper elements, I believe. Steno was one of the key comedy directors of the time, and Walter Chiari a popular light lead, so this was never going to be particularly serious. A few interesting names involved: the script is by Luciano Vicenzoni, who””d go on to collaborate with Sergio Leone and write several great spaghetti westerns. Gloria Paul, meanwhile, was an English dancer who went on to star in several spy films. Also in the credits is British character actor Francis De Wolff in, I think, his only Euro credit? There””s an English version of this floating around. <\/p>\n

The IMDB says: A French\/Italian\/Brazilian co-production, THE GIRL GAME <\/strong>(as my English-dubbed, letterboxed VHS copy is titled) would be an average Euro lighthearted romance-caper film were it not for the Brazilian element in the mix–great locations, great music by Jobim and Bonfa, many Brazilian elements throughout the films, and if I””m not mistaken even cameos from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, and Joao Gilberto (one of the characters pretends to be talking to Jobim on the phone and makes plans to meet him and his “friends” Luis and Joao–later in the film we see the girls with guys serenading them who look and sound like the real musicians, but I thought it was just actors shown in medium shots pretending to be them, until I saw the three actually listed in the cast list!!!). We even get two songs sung by Norma Bengell! While the film itself is a pleasant time-killer, the bossa nova content makes it a fascinating document–an artifact from that brief period in the early 1960s when the romanticized Brazil of song and legend was THE place to be, the place to fantasize being. Anyone with any interest in this period should try to find a copy. Fans of dubbed Euro 60s co-productions will also like the film, but what makes it special is the bossa nova content (IMDB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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