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Total Eclipse
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R,1hr 50min
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Released:
November 3, 1995
Distributor:
New Line Home Video
Synopsis: This historical drama, directed by Agnieszka Holland, focuses on the rocky relationship between the renowned 19th century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a teenage wunderkind known for his rebelliousness against conventional society and his surrealistic writing. He disrupts the life of Verlaine (David Thewlis), a more conventional writer who is older and married to a dutiful young wife, Mathilde (Romane Bohringer). The drunken Verlaine is unkind to Mathilde, ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Filmed during that strange post-What's Eating Gilbert Grape, pre-Titanic phase when Leonardo DiCaprio was busy turning out admirable performances in movies nobody wanted to see, Total Eclipse proves a rare misfire from the normally consistent Agnieszka Holland. Although it boasts a script by Oscar-winning dramaturge Christopher Hampton and committed performances from noted thespians David Thewlis and ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Arthur Rimbaud
Paul Verlaine
Mathilde Maute
Isabelle Rimbaud
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