Total Eclipse (1995)

Name: Total Eclipse
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995-11-03
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc

Drama Romance

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc

Runtime111 min

Rating18

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Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.

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Total Eclipse, directed by Agnieszka Holland, is a critically acclaimed 1995 film that explores the intense, forbidden romance between young poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine. While the film received mixed reviews from audiences, it was praised by critics for its raw, honest depiction of the artists' tumultuous relationship.

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Fans of director Agnieszka Holland's gritty, visually-striking style will appreciate the raw intensity and forbidden passion between the two lead characters in this 1995 film. Leonardo DiCaprio delivers a standout performance as the tormented, tempestuous poet Arthur Rimbaud, exploring the darker depths of artistic and romantic obsession.

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Total Eclipse is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, based on a 1967 play by Christopher Hampton, who also adapted it for the screen. Based on letters and poems, it presents a historically accurate account of the relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.