Reaching for the Moon
Two iconic women. One passion.
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2/9/2013Runtime
118 minsOverview
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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A lush, intimate portrait of desire and creative awakening as a reserved American poet finds passion in Brazil, set against the sensual pull of a doomed love triangle. It's a film about how we're transformed by those we love, and what we lose when circumstances, personal and political, tear us apart.
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