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Total Eclipse
Youthful poet Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis) drinks absinthe and neglects his devoted wife, Mathilde (Romane Bohringer). When young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud enters their lives, he alienates the couple even further by engaging in a fierce, forbidden romance with Paul.
25 April 1952, Cairo, Egypt
1969, Grimsby, England, UK
2 May 1974, Lausanne, Switzerland
26 January 1946, Faial, Açores, Portugal
25 April 1946, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
25 April 1956, Lyon, Rhône, France
November, 1977
11 November 1974, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
15 February 1945, Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
14 August 1973, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France
October 21, 1970
8 July 1962, Lausanne, Switzerland
20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
October 11, 2002
a noble effort to capture Rimbaud's genius, but it fails to take enough risks to get close to the enigmatic poet.
January 09, 2007
A misguided project from Holland: Watching Verlaine and Rimbeau engage in endless arguments about the nature of love, you wonder when they had time to create the poetry that revolutionized the world.
February 13, 2001
A disappointing biography about the homosexual relationship of two famous 19th century French poets.
January 01, 2000
The Rimbaud seen here is less a poet warrior than cloying brat.
July 31, 2003
Despite its fascinating subject matter, Total Eclipse is both unflattering and loveless.
February 18, 2004
Fascinating biopic marred by Di Caprio's performance.
