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| Total Eclipse (1995) |
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112 minutes
Rated: R
Country: France, Great
Britain
Studio: New Line
Cast: David Thewlis, Leonardo
DiCaprio, Romane Bohringer
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Screenwriter: Christopher
Hampton |
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Synopsis |
This film 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.
Perhaps best known for Leonardo's
full frontal nudity. |
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