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Cynara: Poetry in Motion
UNITED STATES · 1996

Cynara: Poetry in Motion

Nicole Conn
lesbian romance artistic inspiration isolated setting female friendship creative partnership
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Synopsis

1883, Baycliff, an isolated English village on the Irish Sea. Two women's friendship becomes passion. Cynara, a sculptor, alone, befriends Byron, a visitor who's left Paris in unhappiness. They ride horses, talk, play chess, and exchanging tenderness. Byron inspires Cynara as she sculpts, Cynara becomes Byron's muse as she writes.

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