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Total Eclipse (1995)
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The self-destructive relationship between 19th-century teenage French poet Arthur Rimbaud and his older mentor Paul Verlaine. Director:Agnieszka Holland |
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| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | ||
| David Thewlis | ... | ||
| Romane Bohringer | ... |
Mathilde Maute
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| Dominique Blanc | ... |
Isabelle Rimbaud
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Felicie Pasotti Cabarbaye | ... |
Isabelle, as a child
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Nita Klein | ... |
Rimbaud's Mother
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James Thiérrée | ... |
Frederic
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Emmanuelle Oppo | ... |
Vitalie
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Denise Chalem | ... |
Mrs. Maute De Fleurville
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Andrzej Seweryn | ... |
Mr. Maute De Fleurville
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Christopher Thompson | ... |
Carjat
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| Bruce Van Barthold | ... |
Aicard
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Christopher Chaplin | ... |
Charles Cros
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| Christopher Hampton | ... |
The Judge
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Mathias Jung | ... |
Andre
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In 1871, Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), an established poet, invites boy genius Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) to live with Paul and his young pregnant wife, Mathiltde, in her father's home in Paris. Rimbaud's uncouth behavior disrupts the household as well as the insular society of French poets, but Verlaine finds the youth invigorating. Stewed in absinthe and resentment, Verlaine abuses Mathiltde; he and Rimbaud become lovers and abandon her. There are reconciliations and partings with Mathiltde and partings and reconciliations with Rimbaud, until an 1873 incident with a pistol sends one of them to prison. Codas dramatize the poets' final meeting and last illnesses. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Impassioned by genius. Inflamed by desire. Imprisoned by love. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, and some startling violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Eclipse totale See more »Box Office
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$339,889 (USA)Company Credits
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FIT Productions, Portman Productions, Société Française de Production (SFP) See more »
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Paul Verlaine: Sometimes he speaks in a kind of tender dialect of the death which causes repentence, of the unhappy men who certainly exist, of painful tasks and heartrending departures. In the hovels where we got drunk he wept looking at those who surrounded us, the cattle of poverty...
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David Thewlis shaved part of his head especially for the film so as to look like the real Verlaine. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: In the Café Andre where the adult Isabelle Rimbaud meets with Paul Verlaine, the typeface on the window is clearly in Helvetica, a typeface that was not created until 1954. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Paul Verlaine: Sometimes he speaks in a kind of tender dialect of the death which causes repentence, of the unhappy men who certainly exist, of painful tasks and heartrending departures. In the hovels where we got drunk he wept looking at those who surrounded us, the cattle of poverty...
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