Reaching for the Moon — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Bruno Barreto

• Miranda Otto
  as Elizabeth Bishop
• Glória Pires
  as Lota de Macedo Soares
• Tracy Middendorf
  as Mary Morse
• Treat Williams
  as Robert Lowell
• Marcello Airoldi
  as Carlos Lacerda
• Lola Kirke
  as Margaret