Total Eclipse
When a young poet abandons his wife and alienates himself from the world, he comes in contact with another who further sends his life cascading downhill.
2 May 1974, Lausanne, Switzerland
25 April 1952, Cairo, Egypt
November, 1977
14 August 1973, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France
1969, Grimsby, England, UK
20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
8 July 1962, Lausanne, Switzerland
15 February 1945, Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
July 31, 2003
Despite its fascinating subject matter, Total Eclipse is both unflattering and loveless.
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.
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.
