Total Eclipse
by Christopher Hampton

Name: Total Eclipse
Brand: Christopher Hampton
SKU: 9780573616921
Rating: 3.88 (65 reviews)

Total Eclipse Book Cover — Total Eclipse Cover

Highlights

Large Cast

Female

Male

Room for ExtrasBritish Historical

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the depth and emotional complexity of the screenplay, highlighting its reflection on love and the lives of Rimbaud and Verlaine. Many find the portrayal of forbidden love engaging and provocative, while some commend the writing for being beautifully crafted. However, a few voices express disappointment regarding the focus on DiCaprio's persona overshadowing the poetic substance of the story.

Emotionally complex charactersBeautifully crafted dialogueEngaging portrayal of forbidden loveSome found it overly focused on DiCaprio

Synopsis

Christopher Hampton Drama

Characters: 10 male 5 female plus extras Various Sets

Revised version.

Total Eclipse is an intelligent look at the relationship between Rimbaud and Verlaine and shows considerable insight into the bourgeois and artistic societies of the period as well as a moving understanding of homosexuality.

"The first six scenes develop the contrast between the two men...and their mutual need for each other as they move th

Press Reviews

"The first six scenes develop the contrast between the two men...and their mutual need for each other as they move through and away from the literary life of the time and from Verlaine's wife and her family. A remarkable cafe dialogue with the two poets drunk and drugged subtly suggests the private, timeless world they built together and ends on a note of violence to show how fragile it was...A compelling evening in the theatre."
— New Statesman