The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 44/100. Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
In 1951, New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Mary is jealous, but unconventional Lota is determined to have both women at all costs. This eternal triangle plays out against the backdrop of the military coup of 1964. Bishop’s moving poems are at the core of a film which lushly illustrates a crucial phase in the life of this influential Pulitzer prize-winning poet.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
103 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruno BarretoDirector
- Matthew ChapmanWriter
- Bruno BarretoWriter
- Marcelo ZarvosOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Miranda OttoElizabeth Bishop
- Glória PiresLota de Macedo Soares
- Tracy MiddendorfMary Morse
- Treat WilliamsRobert Lowell
- Marcello AiroldiCarlos Lacerda
- Lola KirkeMargaret
- Luciana SouzaJoana
- Tânia CostaDindinha
- Marianna Mac NievenMalú
