The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

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

Duration:

9 min

Cast:

Georges Méliès, Mademoiselle Bodson, Manuel

Quality:

HD

Director:

Georges Méliès

Release:

1907

Country:

France

Rating:

6.1