Total Eclipse
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
DramaRomanceparis, francementorpoetbiographybased on play or musicallgbtwoman director19th centurygay theme
A passionate, melancholic portrait of two poets' destructive romance set against 19th-century Paris, exploring genius, desire, and the cost of artistic obsession.
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.
Essence
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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
Christopher Hampton
The Judge
Denise Chalem
Mrs. Maute De Fleurville
Andrzej Seweryn
Mr. Maute De Fleurville
Christopher Thompson
Carjat
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