Duran Duran, Rio (1982)

The video for Duran Duran's Rio, shot on film in the Caribbean, with the band on a yacht competing for the attention of a woman named Rio.
Media language: its glossy look, exotic locations and loose narrative, and intertextual references, including to an early Bond film.
Representation: male glamour and wealth, and the woman as the object of the band's gaze.
Contexts: the 1980s, consumer excess, and the launch of MTV, which made music videos central to selling records.
Refer to specific shots and moments in your own words; the lyrics don't need quoting.

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