Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

6.6

1 hr 58 min

2013-02-09

100

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.

Drama

Romance

Trailers

Characters

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Elizabeth Bishop

Glória Pires

Glória Pires

Lota de Macedo Soares

Tracy Middendorf

Tracy Middendorf

Mary Morse

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Robert Lowell

Marcello Airoldi

Marcello Airoldi

Carlos Lacerda

Lola Kirke

Lola Kirke

Margaret

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