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Reaching for the Moon | |
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Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
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Based on | Flores Raras e Banalíssimas by Carmem L. Oliveira |
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Cinematography | Mauro Pinheiro Jr. |
Edited by | Leticia Giffoni |
Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
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Budget | R$ 13,000,000 |
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 Carmem 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.
Cast
- Glória Pires as Lota de Macedo Soares
- Miranda Otto as Elizabeth Bishop
- Tracy Middendorf as Mary Morse
- Treat Williams as Robert Lowell
- Marcello Airoldi as Carlos Lacerda
- Lola Kirke as Margaret
- Luciana Souza as Joana
- Tânia Costa as Dindinha
- Marianna Mac Nieven as Malu
Release
Reaching for the Moon had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, before screening at Tribeca Film Festival and opening the 2014 Mardi Gras Film Festival.
Following the sold-out screenings at Mardi Gras Film Festival, distributor Leap Frog Films announced it was planning a limited release across Australia in 2014.
International distribution
The International distribution rights are being licensed by Cinema Management Group.
References
- "Flores Raras - Filme 2012". AdoroCinema. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- "Folha de S.Paulo - Ilustrada - Crítica: Filme 'Flores Raras' é corajoso, mas não tão arrojado como pede a trama - 16/08/2013". .folha.uol.com.br. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- "Flores Raras" (in Portuguese). Imagem Filmes. March 20, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- Hazelton, Belinda (February 15, 2014). "Film: Reaching for the Moon". M.samesame.com.au. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- "Leap Frog Films reaches for the moon". If.com.au. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- "Miranda Otto's REACHING FOR THE MOON finally gets Australian release". Cinemazzi. February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- "CMG Cannes-bound with Moon – Reaching for the Moon". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
External links
Films directed by Bruno Barreto | |
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Inside Out Film and Video Festival Audience Award for Best Feature Film | |
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- 2013 films
- 2013 biographical drama films
- 2013 LGBTQ-related films
- Biographical films about writers
- Brazilian biographical drama films
- Brazilian LGBTQ-related films
- Films scored by Marcelo Zarvos
- Films about architects
- Films about architecture
- Films based on biographies
- Films based on Brazilian novels
- Films directed by Bruno Barreto
- Films set in the 1950s
- Films set in the 1960s
- Films set in Brazil
- Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Lesbian-related films
- 2013 drama films
- LGBTQ-related films based on actual events
- 2010s Brazilian films
- Portuguese-language American films
- Portuguese-language biographical drama films
- Portuguese-language biographical films