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Reaching for the Moon (2013)

Reaching for the Moon (2013)

Drama Romance

Two iconic women. One passion.

Release Date: 2013, February 9
Directors: Bruno Barreto
Countries: Brazil
Production: TeleImage, LC Barreto, Imagem Filmes, Globo Filmes, Telecine
Cast: Lola Kirke, Miranda Otto, Treat Williams, Tracy Middendorf, Glória Pires, Marcello Airoldi, Luciana Souza, Tânia Costa, Marianna Mac Nieven

Overview:

In 1951, New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Mary is jealous, but unconventional Lota is determined to have both women at all costs. This eternal triangle plays out against the backdrop of the military coup of 1964. Bishop’s moving poems are at the core of a film which lushly illustrates a crucial phase in the life of this influential Pulitzer prize-winning poet.

Keywords:

biography dramatic melodramatic loving mourning