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20th Mar 2012

Total Eclipse (1995)

Continuity mistake: In the stabbing scene, right as Verlaine says "Just", he is very-close to Rimbaud's ear. But in the next shot when he says "say it", he's only leaning towards Rimbaud.

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29th Oct 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Rimbaud unpacks his writing materials at his home, his pen is already on the table when the camera faces the desk, but when it focuses back on him, he is taking out his pen from his overcoat.

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9th Jun 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Factual error: In the movie Isabelle is depicted as Rimbaud's favorite sister, but in reality it was Vitalie who Rimbaud favored.

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Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie where Jim is woken by a screaming woman, he first looks towards her, but in the next shot he leans on his elbows to see her better.

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Continuity mistake: When Jim attempts to escape Reggie's apartment while having the withdrawals, from the close-up shot it is clear his legs are inside the room, but when Reggie tries to pick him up, Jim is now sitting across the doorway.

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1st Jun 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Verlaine throws the fish and flour at Rimbaud in a fit of rage, we can see that the fish lands nowhere below the window. However, when Rimbaud climbs out of the window, he slips on the fish.

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1st Jun 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Factual error: In the movie, it is depicted that Verlaine shoots Rimbaud in the palm; in reality Verlaine shot Rimbaud in the wrist.

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31st May 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Continuity mistake: After Rimbaud and Verlaine finishes wrestling in the hotel room, as the camera faces them both, Rimbaud's hair is swept to the left, but when the camera focuses on Rimbaud, his hair falls naturally.

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31st May 2011

Total Eclipse (1995)

Revealing mistake: When Rimbaud dies, as the nurse covers him with the white cloth, he blinks for a fraction of a second.

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31st May 2011

Inception (2010)

Continuity mistake: As Cobb is explaining to Ariadne the importance of imagining new places to create dreams, the positions of his head, arms and hands change between shots.

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31st May 2011

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Juliet tries to run from Romeo in the pool, in the close up shot he's kissing the left side of her neck, but in the next shot he's kissing the right side.

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Continuity mistake: When Pedro goes to the lockers room to steal something from the rival basketball team, we see that he manages to unlock one padlock, but in the next shot the padlock makes a loud noise as it unlocks.

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