Total Eclipse

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Overview

"Agnieszka Holland directs Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis in the Rimbaud biopic Total Eclipse, which comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/1999
UPC:	0794043485022
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	NEW LINE HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00

Special Features

"Closed captions","Cast and crew","Filmography","Movie trailer"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Leonardo DiCaprio	Arthur Rimbaud
David Thewlis	Paul Verlaine
Romane Bohringer	Mathilde Verlaine
James Thieree	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
Felicie Pasotti Cabarbaye	Isabelle as a Child
Nita Klein	Rimbaud's mother
Mathias Jung	Andre
Kettly Noel	Somalian Woman
Cheb Han	Djami
Dominique Blanc	Isabelle Rimbaud
James Thi?rr?e	Frederic
Jan Kaczmarek	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Hampton

Staffan Ahrenberg	Executive Producer
Jean-Yves Asselin	Executive Producer
Pascale Faubert	Executive Producer,Producer
Jean-Pierre Ramsay Levi	Producer
Joelle Balland	Stunts
Guy Vanderplaetsen	Special Effects
Christopher Hampton	Screenwriter
Philippe Teissier	Special Effects
Margot Capelier	Casting
Jean-Pierre Ramsay-Levi	Producer
Gerard Mienville	Key Grip
Christian Renaud	Special Effects
Laurent Quaglio	Sound/Sound Designer
Michel Boulen	Sound/Sound Designer
Fran?ois Groult	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Filmed during that strange post-What's Eating Gilbert Grape, pre-Titanic phase when Leonardo DiCaprio was busy turning out admirable performances in movies nobody wanted to see, Total Eclipse proves a rare misfire from the normally consistent Agnieszka Holland. Although it boasts a script by Oscar-winning dramaturge Christopher Hampton and committed performances from noted thespians David Thewlis and Romane Bohringer, Total Eclipse quickly devolves into "the Leo show." For an interminable 110 minutes, DiCaprio showily engages in all manner of outré behavior: climbing trees, braying at animals, screaming at lovers, talking in funny voices, showing off his bony shoulders, submitting to rough bouts of sodomy, declaiming pretentious verse, and otherwise acting like, well, a capital-A Actor. It's anyone's guess whether the extreme tedium that ensues says more about DiCaprio the journeyman performer or Rimbaud, the drama-queen poet he's portraying. Either way, Total Eclipse fails miserably in its quest to present poetry as the rock & roll of the 19th century.

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