Reaching for the Moon
Released: February 9, 2013Runtime: 118 minLanguage: PT
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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Gloria Pires
as Lota de Macedo Soares
Miranda Otto
as Elizabeth Bishop
Tracy Middendorf
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Marcello Airoldi
as Carlos Lacerda
Tania Costa
as Dindinha
Marianna Mac Niven
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Marcio Ehrlich
as José Eduardo Macedo Soares
Lola Kirke
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Luciana Souza
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Treat Williams
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