Agnieszka Holland’s (‘Europa, Europa’) excessive tale about the destructive and passionate affair between French poets Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis) is an intense study of genius and the sometimes maddening nature of creativity. Written by Christopher Hampton (‘Dangerous Liaisons’), ‘Total eclipse’ portrays the two men as being narcissistic sadists, who only take time out from torturing each other in order to torment Verlaine’s timid and unfortunate wife (Romane Bohringer). Cast also includes Dominique Blanc.
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ACMI Identifier
310721
Language
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sadism in moving pictures
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brussels (Belgium)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Masochism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism in moving pictures
Feature films → Feature films - Belgium
Feature films → Feature films - France
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Insanity
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Masochism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sadism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)