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Total Eclipse is a 1995 erotic historical drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, based on a 1967 play by Christopher Hampton, who also wrote the screenplay. Based on letters and poems, it presents a historically accurate account of the relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) and Paul Verlaine ...
- €6,780,000
- Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- 3 November 1995 (United States)
Nov 3, 1995 · Total Eclipse: Directed by Agnieszka Holland. With Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc. Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.
- (16K)
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Agnieszka Holland
- 1995-11-03
Total Eclipse. Youthful poet Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis) drinks absinthe and neglects his devoted wife, Mathilde (Romane Bohringer). Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio), an even younger and...
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- Agnieszka Holland
- R
- Leonardo Dicaprio
Talented and well-established poet Paul Verlaine's life takes an unexpected turn when he meets the young and wildly unpredictable Arthur Rimbaud, an up-and-coming literary genius of the 19th century. After reading Rimbaud's extraordinary work, Verlaine invites him to stay with him and his wife Mathiltde in Paris.
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A 1995 movie about the turbulent relationship between the French poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its lack of humor, interest and sympathy for its abrasive characters, and praises their poetry instead.