The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Stars: Georges Méliès, Mademoiselle Bodson, Manuel

Release Date: 1907-06-07

Country: France

Ratings: 6.018 / 10 (55 votes)

Runtime: 9 mins