Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon

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Grappling with writer's block, legendary American poet Elizabeth Bishop travels from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s to visit her college friend, Mary. Hoping to find inspiration on her sprawling estate, but she winds up with much more - a tempestuous relationship with her bohemian partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares, that rocks the staid writer to her foundation. Alcoholism, geographical distance and a military coup come between the lovers, but their intima... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Reaching for the Moon:

Miranda Otto
Glória Pires
Tracy Middendorf
Treat Williams
Marcello Airoldi
Lola Kirke

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Grappling with writer's block, legendary American poet Elizabeth Bishop travels from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s to visit her college friend, Mary. Hoping to find inspiration on her sprawling estate, but she winds up with much more - a tempestuous relationship with her bohemian partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares, that rocks the staid writer to her foundation. Alcoholism, geographical distance and a military coup come between the lovers, but their intimate connection spans decades and forever impacts the life and work of these two extraordinary artists.

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At the Movies (Australia) - 8/10 by Jason Di RossoBrazilian actress Gloria Pires is a real dynamo as the extroverted Lota, and yet she navigates through the darker, fragile moments well. Meanwhile, as the WASPish, reserved Elizabeth, Australian actress Miranda Otto is a standout.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - 8/10 by Laura DeMarco[A] sumptuously filmed South American drama.
sbs.com.au - 7/10 by Shane DanielsenAs the essentially solitary poet, [Otto is] excellent, conveying at once a rich and complex inner life -- its details elusive perhaps even to Bishop herself -- and also a profound uneasiness with the world outside.
The Hollywood Reporter - 7/10 by Deborah YoungIt would be hard to find two more contrasting actresses than Otto and Pires, but Barreto plays off their differences in culture and personality.
Glenn Dunks - 7/10 by Glenn DunksI found the story of these two lovers to be not especially involving and hardly fresh or new.
Windy City Times - 7/10 by Richard KnightBaretto's movie, which is sensual and emotionally intense, benefits from [its] traditional approach and I don't think audiences who love to revel in this kind of movie will mind it, either.
The Age (Australia) - 7/10 by Philippa HawkerIts strength is its two beautifully observed complementary performances.
The Australian - 7/10 by Evan WilliamsThe period detail is finely caught, the lovemaking scenes achieve a tenderness and intimacy rare in contemporary cinema, and for good measure a political coup is happening offstage. We more than get our money's worth.
Entertainment Weekly - 7/10 by Leah GreenblattIf Blue Is the Warmest Color is the gloriously messy supernova of this year's lesbian dramas, this is the J. Peterman catalog version: elegant, tasteful, and two-dimensional.
New Zealand Herald - 7/10 by Russell BaillieDespite the film doing some clunky biopic things, Otto gives this more than enough reason enough to fly down to Rio.

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