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.

gay theme 19th century woman director lgbt based on play or musical biography poet mentor paris, france

Runtime

111 min

Box Office

$339,889

Released Nov 1995

The Ensemble 25

Directed by

Agnieszka Holland

Written byChristopher Hampton

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Leonardo DiCaprio
Arthur Rimbaud
David Thewlis
Paul Verlaine
Romane Bohringer
Mathilde Maute
Dominique Blanc
Isabelle Rimbaud
Nita Klein
Rimbaud's Mother
Félicie Pasotti
Isabelle, as a child

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Leonardo DiCaprio

David Thewlis

Romane Bohringer

Dominique Blanc

Nita Klein

Félicie Pasotti

James Thierrée

Emmanuelle Oppo

Christopher Hampton

Denise Chalem

Andrzej Seweryn

Christopher Thompson

Bruce Van Barthold

Christopher Chaplin

Agnieszka Holland

Christopher Hampton

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Giorgos Arvanitis

Jean-Pierre Ramsay-Levi

Pascale Faubert

Jean-Yves Asselin

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