The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

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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.

  • Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1907-06-07
  • Runtime: 9 min
  • Country: France
  • Language: No Language
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.02
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon poster