Total Eclipse (1995)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Guionista:

Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 noviembre 1995 (USA)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.

Plot:

The self-destructive relationship between 19th-century teenage French poet Arthur Rimbaud and his older mentor Paul Verlaine.

Plot Keywords:

Poet | Pregnant Wife | Self Destructive | Absinthe | Paris

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Hauntingly moving story, highly recommended.

Reparto

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Arthur Rimbaud
David Thewlis	...	Paul Verlaine
Romane Bohringer	...	Mathilde Maute
Dominique Blanc	...	Isabelle Rimbaud
Felicie Pasotti Cabarbaye	...	Isabelle, as a child
Nita Klein	...	Rimbaud's Mother
James Thiérrée	...	Frederic
Emmanuelle Oppo	...	Vitalie
Denise Chalem	...	Mrs. Maute De Fleurville
Andrzej Seweryn	...	Mr. Maute De Fleurville
Christopher Thompson	...	Carjat
Bruce Van Barthold	...	Aicard
Christopher Chaplin	...	Charles Cros
Christopher Hampton	...	The Judge
Mathias Jung	...	Andre

También conocida como:

Eclipse totale (France) (DVD title)
Rimbaud Verlaine (France)
El fuego y la sombra (Argentina) [es]
Vidas al límite (Total Eclipse) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, and some startling violence.

Duración:

111 min

País:

UK | France | Belgium

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (15+) | Singapore:(Banned) | Denmark:15 (video rating) (self applied) | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium

Compañía:

FIT Productions

Trivialidades:

John Malkovich was initially attached to play Verlaine, but pulled out.

Errores:

Anacronismos: In the Café Andre where the adult Isabelle Rimbaud meets with Paul Verlaine, the typeface on the window is clearly in Helvetica, a typeface that was not created until 1954.

Citas:

[first lines]
Paul Verlaine: Sometimes he speaks in a kind of tender dialect of the death which causes repentence, of the unhappy men who certainly exist, of painful tasks and heartrending departures. In the hovels where we got drunk he wept looking at those who surrounded us, the cattle of poverty...

Conexiones de Película:

Remake of Teljes napfogyatkozás (1989) (TV)

Hauntingly moving story, highly recommended.

First off, this movie definitely deserves it's 'R' rating. So if you're a young Leo fan, don't bother. You're too young to see it and far too young to understand it.

Onto the review. I was deeply moved by this movie. I thought Leo DiCaprio (who I usually despise) was excellent in his role. He played the part of bisexual Arthur Rimbaud very well. Very believable. David Thewlis' role was also very well acted (and quite impressive) as Paul Verlaine.

Most have said it's not an accurate portrayal of what really went on....well that's what the disclaimer on the beginning of the movie states. If you missed it, don't complain.

Basically, it will move you (unless you have no emotion at all), make you think, and perhaps shock you a bit (mainly Paul's behavior toward his wife was a bit shocking). But it is a beautifully artistic film and I urge fans of this genre to experience it.