# Total Eclipse (1995)

> A volatile affair between poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud turns literary rebellion into domestic violence, obsession, and ruin.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22910

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Agnieszka Holland
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc, Nita Klein, Félicie Pasotti, James Thierrée, Emmanuelle Oppo
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114702/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: passionate, volatile, decadent, arthouse film night, literary cinema marathon

## Movies like Total Eclipse

- [Boy Meets Girl (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/43732)
- [Sauvage (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/359317)
- [Lila Says (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/31143)
- [The Last Mistress (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/1361)
- [Come Undone (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/16254)
- [The Happy Prince (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/287539)
- [Beau Travail (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/8672)
- [Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/94411)
- [Saint Laurent (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/127636)
- [I Killed My Mother (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/15655)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt