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The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
6.1 / 10• 1907• 9m•NR• French
ComedyFantasyRomance
Storyline
In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an unstable and inscrutable universe. At a medieval school, an old astronomer begins to teach a class of young men, all armed with telescopes, about the art of scrutinising an imminent eclipse. When a mechanical clock strikes twelve, all the young men rush to the windows and fix their telescopes on the heavens.
Cast & Crew
Georges Méliès
Professor of Astronomy
LeadMB
Mademoiselle Bodson
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M
Manuel
supervisor da turma
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Georges Méliès's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
