cancer spreads and he dies at the age of 37. When he dies, the image of one of his most famous poems, Le Dormeur du val, appears. During her conversation with Verlaine, Isabelle Rimbaud asserts that her brother had accepted confession from a priest right before he died, showing Christian penitence, which is why only the censored versions of his poetry should survive. Verlaine pretends to agree but tears up her card after she leaves. Later, Verlaine, drinking absinthe (to which he has become addicted), sees a vision of the sixteen-year-old Rimbaud, returned from some transcendent realm to express the love and respect Verlaine has thus posthumously earned. The film ends with the young Rimbaud walking alone on a mountain range, Verlaine proclaiming that they were both happy together, and Rimbaud claiming to have finally found eternity. Cast Critical response Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 22% "rotten" score with critics (four of the eighteen reviews being positive) against a 61% score with audiences. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 42 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Home media In 1999, a DVD edition of the film was released. It features both a widescreen and fullscreen version of the film on the same disc as well as the film trailer. See also A Season in Hell (1971) 1995 in film List of British films of 1995 References External links 1995 films 1990s biographical drama films 1995 independent films 1995 LGBT-related films American biographical drama films American erotic drama films American independent films American LGBT-related films Belgian biographical drama films Belgian independent films Belgian LGBT-related films British biographical drama films British independent films British LGBT-related films French biographical drama films French independent films French LGBT-related films Italian biographical drama films Italian independent films Italian LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 1990s English-language films English-language Belgian films English-language French films English-language Italian films Films about writers Male bisexuality in film Cultural depictions of Arthur Rimbaud Films set in the 1870s Films set in the 1890s Films shot in Antwerp Films directed by Agnieszka Holland Films scored by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek 1990s erotic drama films 1995 drama films Biographical films about poets LGBT-related romantic drama films 1990s American films 1990s British films 1990s French films