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Paul Verlaine(1844-1896)

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  • Soundtrack
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Paul Verlaine was born on 30 March 1844 in Metz, France. He was a writer, known for French Kiss (1995), Stonehearst Asylum (2014) and Norwegian Wood (2010). He was married to Mathilde Meuté de Fleurville. He died on 8 January 1896 in Paris, France.
BornMarch 30, 1844
DiedJanuary 8, 1896(51)
BornMarch 30, 1844
DiedJanuary 8, 1896(51)
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Known for

Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (1995)
French Kiss
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, and Jim Sturgess in Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Stonehearst Asylum
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
Norwegian Wood
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Sverrir Gudnason, David Dencik, Ruth Vega Fernandez, and David Fukamachi Regnfors in Gentlemen (2014)
Gentlemen
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014

Credits

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Writer

  • Lavilliers chante Ferré
    Video
    • excerpts from a work by
    • 2009
  • Poèmes à voir (2004)
    Poèmes à voir
    TV Series
    • poem
    • 2004
  • Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud (1985)
    Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
    6.3
    Short
    • text
    • 1985
  • L'île aux enfants (1974)
    L'île aux enfants
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer "Chanson d'automne"
    • 1975
  • La Quête du bonheur (1969)
    La Quête du bonheur
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Charles Baudelaire in Correspondances (1953)
    Correspondances
    TV Series
    • texts
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Brassens par Brassens (2020)
    Brassens par Brassens
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Verlaine"
    • 2020
  • Unit 42 (2017)
    Unit 42
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "En Vérité"
    • 2017
  • Jacques Brel, fou de vivre (2017)
    Jacques Brel, fou de vivre
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Verlaine"
    • 2017
  • Journey to Greenland (2016)
    Journey to Greenland
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Le Ciel est par-dessus le Toit"
    • 2016
  • Sverrir Gudnason, David Dencik, Ruth Vega Fernandez, and David Fukamachi Regnfors in Gentlemen (2014)
    Gentlemen
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Voici mon Coeur"
    • 2014
  • Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, and Jim Sturgess in Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
    Stonehearst Asylum
    6.8
    • lyrics: "Dansons la Gigue"
    • 2014
  • Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
    Norwegian Wood
    6.3
    • lyrics: "L'Heure Exquise"
    • 2010
  • Rob Schneider, Ryan Merriman, Tania Raymonde, Rumer Willis, Jesse Moss, and Kristin Cavallari in Wild Cherry (2009)
    Wild Cherry
    4.0
    • lyrics: "En Sourdine"
    • 2009
  • The Caller (2008)
    The Caller
    5.5
    • lyrics: "Chevaux de Bois"
    • 2008
  • Federico D'Elía, Alejandro Fiore, Diego Peretti, and Martín Seefeld in Pretenders (2002)
    Pretenders
    9.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Verlaine" (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (1995)
    French Kiss
    6.6
    • lyrics: "Verlaine"
    • 1995
  • Isabelle Adjani in Camille Claudel (1988)
    Camille Claudel
    7.3
    • lyrics: "Spleen"
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1844
    • Metz, France
  • Died
    • January 8, 1896
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Mathilde Meuté de FleurvilleAugust 11, 1870 - 1885 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 5 Portrayals

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    French poet and decadent, he was one of the leading figures of Symbolist poetry.

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