David Thewlis as Paul Verlaine

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fictional representation of a real person film character portrayal

David Thewlis as Paul Verlaine is the portrayal of the 19th-century French Symbolist poet in the film "Total Eclipse," depicting his turbulent relationship with fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional representation of a real person ⓘ
film character portrayal ⓘ
appearsInFilm Total Eclipse ⓘ
associatedRealPerson Arthur Rimbaud ⓘ
Paul Verlaine ⓘ
basedOn Paul Verlaine ⓘ
basedOnMovement Symbolist poets ⓘ
surface form: Symbolist poetry
basedOnNationality French ⓘ
basedOnOccupation French poet ⓘ
characterConflict conflict between domestic life and artistic passion ⓘ
characterMaritalStatus Mathilde Mauté ⓘ
surface form: married to Mathilde Mauté
characterName Paul Verlaine ⓘ
characterTrait alcohol-dependent ⓘ
emotionally volatile ⓘ
literary mentor to Arthur Rimbaud ⓘ
depictsCentury 19th century ⓘ
depictsRelationshipWith Arthur Rimbaud ⓘ
depictsTheme addiction ⓘ
artistic creation ⓘ
bohemian lifestyle ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
self-destruction ⓘ
filmCountryOfOrigin Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
filmDirector Agnieszka Holland ⓘ
filmGenre biographical drama film ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ
filmLanguage English ⓘ
filmMusicBy Jan A. P. Kaczmarek ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1995 ⓘ
filmScreenwriter Christopher Hampton ⓘ
narrativeFocus evolution of Verlaine–Rimbaud relationship ⓘ
narrativeFunction central protagonist of Total Eclipse ⓘ
portrayalLanguage English ⓘ
portrayalMedium feature film ⓘ
portrayalType biographical portrayal ⓘ
portrayedBy David Thewlis ⓘ
relationshipCharacter Arthur Rimbaud ⓘ
relationshipNature turbulent ⓘ
relationshipType literary collaboration ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
setInCentury 19th century ⓘ
setInCountry France ⓘ

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