REACHING FOR THE MOON (Flores Raras) (2013) - Lesbian Movie from Brazil

Reaching for the Moon tells the true story of the passionate romance between the American poet Elizabeth Bishop and her lesbian lover, Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Elizabeth Bishop, who is struggling with writer's block travels from New York to Rio de Janiero to visit her old college friend Mary. There she meets Mary's partner Lota who falls madly in love with the shy, reclusive and socially awkward poet and so begins their tempestuous relationship. Reaching for the Moon is a beautiful tale about a real life affair between two famous women set against the backdrop of political unrest in 1950's Brazil. Be warned the ending is very sad.

Miranda Otto (as Elizabeth Bishop)

Glória Pires (as Lota de Macedo Soares)

Read more about Reaching for the Moon / Flores Raras on IMDb

Country of Origin: Brazil (Flores Raras)

Genre: Drama

Language: English and Portugese

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Runtime: 2 minute Trailer

Initial Release: August, 2013

Director: Bruno Barreto

Screenplay: Julie Sayres. Based on the novel "Flores raras e banalíssimas" by Carmen L. Oliveira and screenplay by Carolina Kotscho

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RED - Lesbian Web Series (Brazil)

Red is a popular lesbian web series set in Rio de Janiero, Brazil that tells the story of two actresses, Mel Béart and Liz Malmo, who meet on the set of a short film called RED. Mel who is married to a man tries to resist the developing off set romance between the two women but the chemistry is obvious to those around them including Liz's on-again-off-again girlfriend. Don't let the tried and true plotline put you off this is definitely a must see web series.

Season One and Two have eight episodes each while Season 3 and Season 4 have 10 episodes. Season 5 is currently being crowdfunded.

Written by Viv Schiller and Germana Belo (also the two stars)

Country of Origin: Brazil

Genre: Drama

Language: Portugese

Subtitles: English, Spanish

More information about the series visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/redwebseries


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Reviews

After Ellen - Slow Burning Web Series a Must See
Lezbelib - RED: The New Web Series With Talented And Beautiful Actresses That You Should Watch

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