The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
Original title: L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune / The Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and Moon
1907 · 9 min
Georges MélièsCast
Mlle. Bodson Manuel Georges Méliès
Credits
Music: Octavio Vázquez
Produced by: Georges Méliès
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A fairy-tale trick film in which sun and moon meet, mocking astronomers' pretensions. It is quaint and theatrical, with early special-effects magic. A delightful antique, still full of wonder.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,625 votes)
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