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Total Eclipse

1995 · Film · 111 min

  • Drama
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About Total Eclipse

Total Eclipse is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film is based on a 1967 play of the same name by Christopher Hampton, who adapted the play for the screen. 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 (David Thewlis). Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.

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Cast

  • Leonardo DiCaprioArthur Rimbaud
  • David ThewlisPaul Verlaine
  • Romane BohringerMathilde Maute
  • Dominique BlancIsabelle Rimbaud
  • Nita KleinRimbaud's Mother
  • Félicie PasottiIsabelle, as a child
  • James ThierréeFrederic
  • Emmanuelle OppoVitalie
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