Total Eclipse
Seen it?1995 | 111 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Dangerous Liaisons or Behind the Candelabra, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$340K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 117K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
- Leonardo DiCaprioArthur Rimbaud
- David ThewlisPaul Verlaine
- Romane BohringerMathilde Maute
- Dominique BlancIsabelle Rimbaud
- Nita KleinRimbaud's Mother
- Félicie PasottiIsabelle, as a child
- James ThierréeFrederic
- Emmanuelle OppoVitalie
- Christopher HamptonThe Judge
- Denise ChalemMrs. Maute De Fleurville