Total Eclipse (1995)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Biography / Drama / Romance
Total Eclipse (1995)
Film Synopsis
In 1871, Arthur Rimbaud shows up at the home of the poet Paul Verlaine. A short while later, overwhelmed by the talent and beauty of the adolescent, Verlaine leaves his wife and begins an affair with Rimbaud. The relationship between the two men is stormy, thanks to Rimbaud's caprices and Verlaine's weaknesses. One day, there is a crisis and Verlaine shoots his lover. Rimbaud survives but his attacker is condemned to two years in prison. When Verlaine is released, the feelings that the two men have for one another are unchanged...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Agnieszka Holland
- Script: Christopher Hampton
- Cinematographer: Giorgos Arvanitis
- Music: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Arthur Rimbaud), David Thewlis (Paul Verlaine), Romane Bohringer (Mathilde Maute), Dominique Blanc (Isabelle Rimbaud), Felicie Pasotti Cabarbaye (Isabelle, as a child), Nita Klein (Rimbaud's Mother), James Thiérrée (Frederic), Emmanuelle Oppo (Vitalie), Denise Chalem (Mrs. Maute De Fleurville), Andrzej Seweryn (Mr. Maute De Fleurville), Christopher Thompson (Carjat), Bruce Van Barthold (Aicard), Christopher Chaplin (Charles Cros), Christopher Hampton (The Judge), Mathias Jung (Andre), Kettly Noel (Somalian Woman), Cheb Han (Djami), Aza Declercq (Prostitute), Irmelin DiCaprio (Nun)
- Country: UK / France / Belgium
- Language: English
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 111 min
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