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Total Eclipse
1995
Director Agnieszka Holland (OLIVIER OLIVIER, WASHINGTON SQUARE) presents this probing period piece that examines the nihilistic relationship between bad-boy French poet Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) and writer Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis). After Rimbaud sends Verlaine a series of poems, Verlaine summons him to Paris. .. Read more
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc |
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| Director | Agnieszka Holland |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Total Eclipse
Director Agnieszka Holland (OLIVIER OLIVIER, WASHINGTON SQUARE) presents this probing period piece that examines the nihilistic relationship between bad-boy French poet Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) and writer Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis). After Rimbaud sends Verlaine a series of poems, Verlaine summons him to Paris. Arriving at the home of his wife Mathilde's (Romane Bohringer) family, Verlaine is shocked to discover that Rimbaud is only 16 years old. Worse, he is a crude, obnoxious rabble-rouser who seems intent on making everyone's life miserable. Nonetheless, Verlaine falls in love with him, sparking a tumultuous relationship between the two that threatens Verlaine's marriage. As the poets travel to Brussels together, Rimbaud taunts Verlaine relentlessly, taking a toll on both, straining their relationship even further. As the troubled writers, DiCaprio and Thewlis deliver extremely powerful, unguarded performances, providing the film great emotional depth (Thewlis earned the Best Actor prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival), resulting in a work of biographical fiction that will remind viewers of both men's literary importance.
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc |
|---|---|
| Director | Agnieszka Holland |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: unknown Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Female Titanic fanatics will probably want to catch this film because it features teen heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio in the buff, but apart from that they are likely to be disappointed. Director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) and writer Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) have produced a stodgy biopic that focuses on the more lurid aspects of the (sadomasochistic) relationship between 19th-century poets Verlaine (David Thewlis) and Rimbaud (DiCaprio). Made pre-Titanic, it's proof that DiCaprio is more than just a pretty face, but he's given better early performances in films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape and This Boy's Life.
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Unsuccessful attempt to dramatize a famous literary conjunction; the concentration is on their behaviour rather than the work that came out of their mutual needs, and that is not grounded in any felt experience, seeming arbitrary and without point.
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11 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Leonardo Di Caprio - Wow
Leo looks sooooo cute in this movie - like a peach!!
Mmmmmm - I'd love to bum him!!! -
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11 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Leonardo Di Caprio - Wow
Leo looks sooooo cute in this movie - like a peach!!
Mmmmmm - I'd love to bum him!!! -
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