
Total Eclipse(1995)
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.


“The only thing more dangerous than war... is love.”
When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

Keira Knightley
Vera Phillips

Sienna Miller
Caitlin MacNamara

Matthew Rhys
Dylan Thomas

Cillian Murphy
William Killick

Lisa Stansfield
Ruth Williams

Richard Dillane
Lt Col David Talbot Rice

Anne Lambton
Anita Shenkin

Alastair Mackenzie
Anthony Devas

Camilla Rutherford
Nicolette

Richard Clifford
Alistair Graham
The Edge of Love is a drama, history, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of poet, biography. Directed by John Maybury, it stars Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys. When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.
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