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ERA
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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Total Eclipse
"Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love."
1995 1h 51m EN
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6.4
MID
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24%
ROTTEN
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42
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 570🥫24%Rotten Tomatoes●42Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 17,028
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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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.
“Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.”
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Arthur Rimbaud
David Thewlis
Paul Verlaine
Romane Bohringer
Mathilde Maute
Dominique Blanc
Isabelle Rimbaud
Nita Klein
Rimbaud's Mother
Félicie Pasotti
Isabelle, as a child
James Thierrée
Frederic
Emmanuelle Oppo
Vitalie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Agnieszka Holland
- Writers
- Christopher Hampton
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- France, Belgium, United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Agnieszka Holland, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Isabelle Lorente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis and Romane Bohringer carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0114702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Agnieszka Holland directs. Giorgos Arvanitis behind the camera. Jan A. P. Kaczmarek scores. Isabelle Lorente cuts. Produced in France, Belgium, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, United Kingdom.
- 3Directed by Agnieszka Holland, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Isabelle Lorente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis and Romane Bohringer carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0114702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "paris, france", "mentor", "poet", "biography".
- 10Released under 15 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Giorgos Arvanitis
- Original score
- Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
- Editing
- Isabelle Lorente
- Production design
- Dan Weil
- Costume design
- Pierre-Yves Gayraud
- Makeup / hair
- Anny Arguedas
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $339,889
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 24% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 42/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 17,028 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
Also by
Agnieszka Holland
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- kinrich30★ 8/10
This was an excellent movie, based on real life 19th century poets who had a relationship, but weren't really good for each other.
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
FIT Production
FR
- PO
Portman Productions
GB
SFP
FR
Key crew
- ProducerJean-Pierre Ramsay-Levi
- CastingMargot Capelier
- Production DesignDan Weil
- Costume DesignPierre-Yves Gayraud
- EditorIsabelle Lorente
- Co-ProducerPhilip Hinchcliffe
- Executive ProducerStaffan Ahrenberg
- Co-ProducerCat Villiers
- Executive ProducerPascale Faubert
- Executive ProducerJean-Yves Asselin
- HairstylistAnny Arguedas
- Makeup ArtistOdile Fourquin
- Makeup ArtistSylvie Lorthios
- Makeup ArtistBernard Floch
- Foley ArtistLaurent Lévy
- SoundFrançois Groult
- ConductorKrzesimir Dębski
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- mentor
- poet
- biography
- based on play or musical
- lgbt
- woman director
- 19th century
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1995-11-03R
Also known as
International titles
- Teljes napfogyatkozásHU
- El fuego y la sombraAR
- Eclipse de uma PaixãoBR
- Les poètes mauditsCA
- RimbaudDK
- Total eclipse - kielletyt tunteetFI
- Eclipse totaleFR
- Rimbaud VerlaineFR
- Katarameni shesiGR
- Oliki ekleipsiGR
- Eclipse TotalPT
- Полное затмениеRU
- Tutkunun SairleriTR
- El fuego y la sombraUY
- Całkowite ZaćmieniePL
