Total Eclipse (1995)
Release Year: 1995
Nation: Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Alternative Title: El fuego y la sombra, Пълно затъмнение, Eclipse de uma Paixão, Les poètes maudits, Die Affäre von Rimbaud und Verlaine, Rimbaud, Vidas al límite, Total eclipse - kielletyt tunteet, Eclipse totale, Rimbaud Verlaine, Katarameni shesi, Oliki ekleipsi, Teljes napfogyatkozás, Poeti dall'inferno, Calkowite zacmienie, Eclipse Total, Полное затмение, Tutkunun Sairleri
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Christopher Hampton
Production & Genre
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Companies: FIT Production, Portman Productions, SFP
Genre: Biographical Film, Biography, Drama, Lgbt-Related Film, Romance
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Keywords
Keywords: 19th century, based on play or musical, biography, gay theme, lgbt, mentor, paris, france, poet, woman director
Story
In Paris during the late 19th century, established poet Paul Verlaine invites young Arthur Rimbaud to live with him and his pregnant wife, Mathilde, in her father's home. Rimbaud's unconventional behavior disrupts their household while also stirring up the insular society of French poets. Verlaine finds Rimbaud invigorating, and they soon embark on a passionate affair fueled by absinthe. Their relationship causes tension with Mathilde, leading to reconciliations and partings between them all. In 1873, an altercation involving a pistol sends one of the lovers to prison. The film's codas depict the poets' final meeting and their eventual illnesses.
Summary
Directed by Agnieszka Holland in 1995, 'Total Eclipse' is a biographical drama based on the tumultuous real-life relationship between renowned French poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud. Set against the backdrop of late-19th-century Parisian bohemia, the film explores their intense, forbidden romance while highlighting the destructive nature of their artistic lifestyle. The movie was inspired by Christopher Hampton's play 'Total Eclipse' and is considered a significant contribution to LGBTQ+ cinema.
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