#11 Total Eclipse
Paul Verlaine = The Frustrated Character
Pros: First of all, I want to mention that although this film deals with a somewhat morbid topic at no time does the film fall into a banal theme, Agnieszka Holland is a director who has made charming films and takes things seriously, the story is well maintained and offers a homosexual theme in the best possible way, David is Verlaine a bisexual poet who falls in love with another poet younger than the so-called Rimbaud (Di Caprio), we are told the stormy life he has following this event. There are some really beautiful footage filmed and so well done by her that it feels taken care of (such as shots, locations, photography), for example when Paul goes to jail, the truth in the way he narrates this fact and captures it so well that he really looks sad to look at; all these moments are not impossible to appreciate and the end of the film is so artistic, that I leave myself to meditate for several days on it, David creates a great character! A really solid one.
Cons: It will be hard to talk about negative things, so... here we go: Honestly I'm not a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, I respect him as an actor but as a person... not so much, seeing Arthur Rimbaud and his behavior in the film is sometimes annoying, during all the time I saw this film I think in my head: Why does Paul Verlaine have a certain mania for this guy?..., I feel that the script is a little disorienting in some respects because almost after the first 60 minutes it becomes tense to look and appreciate. Seeing both of them (David and Leonardo) for a long time tires me a little and I feel them too monotonous.
Paul Verlaine = The Frustrated Character
Pros: First of all, I want to mention that although this film deals with a somewhat morbid topic at no time does the film fall into a banal theme, Agnieszka Holland is a director who has made charming films and takes things seriously, the story is well maintained and offers a homosexual theme in the best possible way, David is Verlaine a bisexual poet who falls in love with another poet younger than the so-called Rimbaud (Di Caprio), we are told the stormy life he has following this event. There are some really beautiful footage filmed and so well done by her that it feels taken care of (such as shots, locations, photography), for example when Paul goes to jail, the truth in the way he narrates this fact and captures it so well that he really looks sad to look at; all these moments are not impossible to appreciate and the end of the film is so artistic, that I leave myself to meditate for several days on it, David creates a great character! A really solid one.
Cons: It will be hard to talk about negative things, so... here we go: Honestly I'm not a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, I respect him as an actor but as a person... not so much, seeing Arthur Rimbaud and his behavior in the film is sometimes annoying, during all the time I saw this film I think in my head: Why does Paul Verlaine have a certain mania for this guy?..., I feel that the script is a little disorienting in some respects because almost after the first 60 minutes it becomes tense to look and appreciate. Seeing both of them (David and Leonardo) for a long time tires me a little and I feel them too monotonous.