Reaching for the Moon backdrop

Reaching for the Moon 2013 Directed by Bruno Barreto Flores Raras

Two iconic women. One passion.

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.

Country Brazil
Production Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Spoken Languages English , Portuguese
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Companies Globo Filmes , Telecine , LC Barreto , Imagem Filmes , TeleImage
Release Date 9 February 2013
118 mins
Cast
Miranda Otto Elizabeth Bishop
Glória Pires Lota de Macedo Soares
Tracy Middendorf Mary Morse
Treat Williams Robert Lowell
Marcello Airoldi Carlos Lacerda
Lola Kirke Margaret
Tânia Costa Dindinha