Reaching for the Moon (2013 film)

Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon
Directed by	Bruno Barreto
Written by	Carolina Kotscho; Matthew Chapman;
Based on	Flores Raras e Banalíssimas; by Carmem L. Oliveira
Produced by	Paula Barreto; Lucy Barreto;
Starring	Glória Pires; Miranda Otto; Tracy Middendorf; Treat Williams; Marcello Airoldi; Luciana Souza; Tânia Costa; Marianna Mac Nieven;
Cinematography	Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Edited by	Leticia Giffoni
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Distributed by	Cinema Management Group (International Sales Agent); Imagem Filmes (Brazil);
Release date	August 16, 2013 (Brazil);
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Brazil
Languages	Portuguese; English;
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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

International distribution

The International distribution rights are being licensed by Cinema Management Group.^[7]

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

Reaching for the Moon at IMDb
Reaching for the Moon at Metacritic

[1] "Flores Raras - Filme 2012". AdoroCinema. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[2] "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.

[3] "Flores Raras" (in Portuguese). Imagem Filmes. March 20, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[4] 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.

[5] "Leap Frog Films reaches for the moon". If.com.au. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[6] "Miranda Otto's REACHING FOR THE MOON finally gets Australian release". Cinemazzi. February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[7] "CMG Cannes-bound with Moon – Reaching for the Moon". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

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