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.
8 July 1962, Lausanne, Switzerland
2 May 1974, Lausanne, Switzerland
14 August 1973, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France
25 April 1956, Lyon, Rhône, France
October 21, 1970
11 November 1974, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 April 1946, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
26 January 1946, Faial, Açores, Portugal
1969, Grimsby, England, UK
November, 1977
25 April 1952, Cairo, Egypt
20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
15 February 1945, Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
July 31, 2003
Despite its fascinating subject matter, Total Eclipse is both unflattering and loveless.
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.
February 18, 2004
Fascinating biopic marred by Di Caprio's performance.
January 01, 2000
The Rimbaud seen here is less a poet warrior than cloying brat.
