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Total Eclipse (1995)

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Overview

Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Writer:
Christopher Hampton (writer)
Release Date:
3 November 1995 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love. more
Plot:
The self-destructive relationship between 19th-century teenage French poet Arthur Rimbaud and his older mentor Paul Verlaine. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Leo's Nudes Aren't News, Says Newspaper (From Studio Briefing. 7 April 1998)
Follow Up (From Studio Briefing. 16 March 1998)
User Comments:
"I'm always chasing Rimbauds" more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Eclipse totale (France) (DVD title)
Poeti dall'inferno (Italy)
Rimbaud Verlaine (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, and some startling violence.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
UK | France | Belgium | Italy
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
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Company:
Capitol Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
River Phoenix was originally attached to the project, but the part of Rimabud went to Leonardo DiCaprio after Phoenix's death. 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. more
Quotes:
Arthur Rimbaud: Let the 98 wounds of our savior burst and bleed. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of Teljes napfogyatkozás (1989) (TV) more

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33 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
"I'm always chasing Rimbauds", 29 September 2000
Author: BobLib from Cherry Hill, New Jersey

It's a good thing not too many people saw this film when it came out [no pun intended], because, if any of DiCaprio's female fans had seen him in this, one of his best early roles, his career would have been over well before he was involved in "Titanic." And that's because he's so utterly convincing as the tortured, bisexual teen genius poet Arthur Rimbaud, that it would undoubtedly set many of those young ladies to wondering if he'd played the part a little TOO well, if you get my meaning. If ever there was any such thing as a male femme fatale, It's Leo right here. Rumor has it that he tried to have the video pulled a few years ago, right after his "Titanic" success. It's a good thing he wasn't successful, because I think that this film rates right along with "The Basketball Diaries" as possibly his best performance.

But it takes two to tango, at least in this case, and David Thewlis is almost as good opposite DiCaprio as Paul Verlaine, who began as Rimbaud's mentor and wound up as his long-time lover. As Verlaine was ugly and overweight, whereas Rimbaud was lithe and handsome, the two seemingly would have made an unbelieveably odd couple physically, but were drawn together more by their mutual likes and dislikes rather than physical attraction. And that's what you sense through all of their scenes together, a meeting of minds more than a meeting of bodies.

There were many who praised this movie, there were many who hated it, but love it or hate it, it holds a strange fascination which makes you remember it long after you've seen it.

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