Reaching for the Moon (2013)
- Original title
- Flores Raras
- Directed by
- Bruno Barreto
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 103 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An American poet moves to Brazil and begins a passionate relationship with a Brazilian architect. Their love story unfolds over many years, filled with joy and conflict as they build a life together.
romanticmelancholictenderpassionatebittersweetintimateslow-burnpoignant
What happens
Reaching for the Moon (Portuguese: Flores Raras, "Rare Flowers") is a 2013 Brazilian biographical drama film, written by Julie Sayres and Matthew Chapman, directed by Bruno Barreto. The film is based on the book Flores Raras e Banalíssimas (in English, Rare and Commonplace Flowers), by Carmen L. Oliveira. The film dramatizes the love story of the American poet Elizabeth Bishop and the Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Set largely in Petrópolis between the years 1951 and 1967, the film tells the story of Bishop's passionate and often tumultuous life with Soares in Brazil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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