Overview

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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Box office
Grossed $340K worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Djibouti
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Giorgos Arvanitis
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Details

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Christopher HamptonScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: November 3, 1995
Original language: English
Revenue: $339.9K
Countries: France, Belgium, United Kingdom

Production

FIT Production
Portman Productions

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
Andrzej SewerynMr. Maute De Fleurville
Christopher ThompsonCarjat
Bruce Van BartholdAicard
Christopher ChaplinCharles Cros
Mathias JungAndré
Kettly NoëlSomalian Woman
Cheb HanDjami

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