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

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)

Trailer

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