Review of Total Eclipse (1995) by Katarzyna T — 28 Jan 2009

Love the subject matter - but where's the stunning dialogue ? Very pedestrian. Would have liked a bit more of the poetry - Leonardo Ok.

This review of Total Eclipse (1995) was written by Katarzyna T on 28 Jan 2009.

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Unfortunately, the mad romanticism of Rimbaud's exploits has been made to look preposterous here, despite a cast that should have been magnetic…

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