Reaching for the Moon

In 1951, poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit friend Mary Morse, played by Tracy Middendorf, but is instead swept up in a passionate and often tumultuous affair with architect Lota de Macedo Soares, portrayed by Glória Pires. The film explores the complex love triangle set against the backdrop of Brazil's 1964 military coup, as Bishop's moving poems take center stage. As Soares becomes increasingly determined to have both women, the relationship between Bishop and her friend Mary, played by Tracy Middendorf, is put to the test.