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A. Rimbaud

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Directed by Patrick Wang

Follows French writer Arthur Rimbaud from his schoolboy days in Charleville to his final years in Africa. From TMDB

13 reactions from 1 source (Bluesky) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 20, 2026 · How this works

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Siddhant Adlakha of Variety praised A. Rimbaud's original approach to classical "Hollywood epics", describing it as a "black box Lawrence of Arabia". Writing for Reverse Shot, Jawni Han similarly raved about the film's originality, highlighting Wang's "fastidious mise-en-scène and prosodic undertaking." In his review for Sight and Sound, Philip Concannon singles out Draper's performance as having "great confidence and linguistic dexterity" and complements the conceit of musical instruments representing the film's other characters. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also praises the "commitment" of Draper's performance, but criticises aspects of the narrative as being too opaque and "demanding.".

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  • 🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    A very good review from Keith Uhlich of Patrick Wang's one-man biopic A. Rimbaud, which plays @nwfilmforum.bsky.social with Wang in attendance, for one night only, Oct 20. According to Uhlich, Wang is self-distributing. NWFF also screened his last film, the excellent 2018 two-parter A Bread Factory.

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  • Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2026

    ‘A. Rimbaud’ Review: Patrick Wang Returns With the Best Three-Hour, One-Man Biopic You’ll See This Year variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • chris bell @christopherbell.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2026

    Ahead of its premiere in New York City, I spoke to Patrick Wang (@wangontheweb.bsky.social) on his new film A. Rimbaud for Screen Slate! www.screenslate.com/articles/fun...

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  • So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    Total Eclipse. I'm an Agnieszka Holland fan, a Rimbaud and Verlaine fan & a David Thewlis fan. But this film is excruciatingly bad as well as very upsetting. Mainly I blame DiCaprio. I'm still friends with my date, 30 years later. Trauma bonding.

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  • David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    In that case, I saw Patrick Wang’s A. Rimbaud Friday night and it is a stellar achievement on pretty much every level a movie can be

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  • William Boyle @wmboyle4.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    Patrick Wang’s A. RIMBAUD is my most anticipated movie of the year. www.screenslate.com/articles/fun...

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  • Peter Bradshaw @handle.invalidBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    My review of A. Rimbaud (dir. Patrick Wang) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...

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  • Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    Almost missed that Patrick Wang’s A. Rimbaud is (UK) premiering as part of the Final Film Festival at the ICA tomorrow!

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  • Jonathan Kiefer @kieferama.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    "Run, don’t walk, to see a one-man, three-hour biopic of French poet Arthur Rimbaud, really." --Kenji Fujishima, Book & Film Globe A. RIMBAUD a film by Patrick Wang, starring Blake Draper 2pm Sunday, August 2 Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/shape...

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  • Allan Piper @apiper13.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 12, 2026

    Thank you Patrick Wang for supporting Highway Gothic! Patrick is a brilliant filmmaker and actor. He played Oliver in Evil Sublet. His extraordinary new movie, A. Rimbaud is playing at the Roxy in NYC

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  • Indietractor @indietractor.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    Film watching diary - 09/08/26 CULLODEN (1964) THE MAKING OF CULLODEN (2006) DIARY OF A SHINJUKU THIEF (1968) A. RIMBAUD (2026)

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  • Edward Barrera @edwardbarrera.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    Wow, what an incredible review of this Rimbaud movie. “Six decades ago, David Lean ventured to the sprawling sandstone mountains of Wadi Rum to film the world’s most interesting canvas: the human face. This credo is not dissimilar from that of Winnipeg-shot “A. Rimbaud…” *yes, I’m also family proud.

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  • Rob Dunson, Collateral Beautician @wormsgreenrealm.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    gonna brute force getting into film programming so I can see Revelations of Divine Love, A. Rimbaud and Dance Freak more expediently

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