Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
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.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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- kinrich30on TMDB · Sep 20268/10
This was an excellent movie, based on real life 19th century poets who had a relationship, but weren't really good for each other.
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Cast
- 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
Crew
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Christopher HamptonScreenplay
- Giorgos ArvanitisDirector of Photography
- Jan A. P. KaczmarekOriginal Music Composer
- Isabelle LorenteEditor
- Jean-Pierre Ramsay-LeviProducer
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