Reaching for the Moon (2013)

MovieDrama, Romance1h 58m
Reaching for the Moon (2013) movie posterReview score: 66%

Plot

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.

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Miranda OttoMiranda OttoElizabeth BishopGlória PiresGlória PiresLota de Macedo SoaresTracy MiddendorfTracy MiddendorfMary MorseTreat WilliamsTreat WilliamsRobert LowellMarcello AiroldiMarcello AiroldiCarlos LacerdaLola KirkeLola KirkeMargaretLuciana SouzaLuciana SouzaJoana
Tânia Costa
Tânia CostaDindinha

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