Factual error: In the movie, it is depicted that Verlaine shoots Rimbaud in the palm; in reality Verlaine shot Rimbaud in the wrist.
Total Eclipse (1995)
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Dominique Blanc, Romane Bohringer
Revealing mistake: When Rimbaud dies, as the nurse covers him with the white cloth, he blinks for a fraction of a second.
Continuity mistake: After Rimbaud and Verlaine finishes wrestling in the hotel room, as the camera faces them both, Rimbaud's hair is swept to the left, but when the camera focuses on Rimbaud, his hair falls naturally.
Arthur Rimbaud: The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable.
Arthur Rimbaud: I have no intention of taking a job. My work is going far too well - I can't afford to waste time earning money.
Arthur Rimbaud: Let the 98 wounds of our savior burst and bleed.
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