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Flores Raras (2013) Sinopsis:
Directed by Bruno Barreto. With Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello Airoldi.
Credited cast: Glória Pires ... Lota de Macedo Soares Miranda Otto ... Elizabeth Bishop Tracy Middendorf ... Mary Marcello Airoldi ... Carlos Lacerda Lola Kirke ... Margaret Bennett Tânia Costa ... Dindinha Marianna Mac Niven ... Malu Marcio Ehrlich ... José Eduardo Macedo Soares Treat Williams ... Roberrt Lowell Anna Bella ... Kathleen Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Griffin Addison ... Boy with Sailboat Anna Bella Chapman ... Kathleen (rumored) Neil Hellegers ... Attendant #1 Chris Hietikko ... Principle Tommy McInnis ... Professor #2
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User Review:
Elizabeth Bishop and her lover Lota de Macedo Soares must have had a pretty rocky relationship—Lota ended up killing herself—but you'd never know it from this very prim and proper biopic. The filmmakers tone down any elements that might disturb or challenge a target audience looking not for historical accuracy (or even good drama) but rather for inspiring role models. So Bishop and de Macedo Soares are shown as two strong, successful, and loving women who never let little problems like raging alcoholism, rampant ruling-class careerism, or crushing egomania get them down, until the final reel, when the whole movie comes off the rails.Consider the scene where Elizabeth bakes a birthday cake for her beloved, who stands her up. What happens when self-obsessed Lota finally shows up, only to find Elizabeth sleeping off a bender? "Oh, you so hurt my feelings!" "Oh, so sorry, lovey-poo!" A little kissy-kissy and it's all better. Sorry, I ain't buying it. How much closer to the truth (not to mention more interesting, and believable) if this scene had erupted in a screaming row a la "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", with the bitter, alcoholic American vs. the brazen Brazil nut. Alas, that would never do in a movie that's all about role models, not real people who really lived, and really ended up in mental hospitals and really committed suicide.When Lota does go certifiably crazy, this development seems to come from nowhere, since we haven't been shown a clue that anything was wrong with her or her perfect world. In real life, there's always a telltale breadcrumb trail leading to the nervous breakdown, but not in this movie. Lota just all of a sudden goes crazy. Go figure.Despite its glossy veneer, this is a deeply phony movie, a deceptive testament to a poet and an architect who both deserve to be more realistically portrayed on the screen. Maybe someday we'll see a competent documentary about these two women, their achievements, and their complex relationship, instead of this beautifully shot, polite and pandering excuse for a biopic.
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