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The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

L'Éclipse du soleil en pleine lune1907

Overview

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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
June 6, 1907
Original language
French
Countries
France
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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