A. Rimbaud

A. Rimbaud
Directed byPatrick Wang
Written byPatrick Wang
Produced byFritzi Adelman
Daryl Freimark
Evan Johnson
Patrick Wang
StarringBlake Draper
CinematographyFrank Barrera
Edited byJohn Gurdebeke
Music byDan Schlosberg
Production
companies
Hardball Entertainment
Thin Stuff Productions
Release date
Running time
175 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

A. Rimbaud is a 2026 experimental biographical film film written, produced and directed by Patrick Wang and starring Blake Draper, the sole actor in the film, as poet Arthur Rimbaud.

Synopsis

Follows Arthur Rimbaud from his teen years in Paris to his later years in Abyssinia.

Production

Blake Draper is the only actor to appear in the film, with the other characters in Rimbaud's life are represented by musical instruments.[1] The majority of the film was filmed within a black box theatre.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the Roxy Theatre in New York City on May 12, 2026.[1]

Reception

Siddhant Adlakha of Variety praised A. Rimbaud's original approach to classical "Hollywood epics", describing it as a "black box Lawrence of Arabia".[3] Writing for Reverse Shot, Jawni Han similarly raved about the film's originality, highlighting Wang's "fastidious mise-en-scène and prosodic undertaking."[2]

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.[4] 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.".[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Roxy Cinema New York Presents French Poet Arthur Rimbaud Biopic, "A. Rimbaud"". The Violin Channel. April 12, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Han, Jawni (June 1, 2026). "A. Rimbaud". Reverse Shot. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Adlakha, Siddhant (June 2, 2026). "'A. Rimbaud' Review: Patrick Wang Returns With the Best Three-Hour, One-Man Biopic You'll See This Year". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ Concannon, Philip (August 20, 2026). "A. Rimbaud: Patrick Wang's wildly unconventional biopic of the 19th century poet". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (August 17, 2026). "A Rimbaud review – legendary poet's unlikely transformation into entrepreneur is as odd as ever". The Guardian. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
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