Duran Duran: Rio (Classic Albums)

2024 • 51 minutes

About this movie

This latest addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series takes us to the early eighties and the release of Duran Duran's second album 'Rio'. Released against a backdrop of riots, record unemployment and the Falklands War this optimistic and celebratory album would generate a string of hit singles and ground-breaking videos and catapult Duran Duran to global stardom. This film tells the story behind the writing, recording and subsequent success of the album through new interviews, musical demonstrations and both new and archive performances.