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.
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The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon Cast
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Character |
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Georges Méliès
He was 45, 76 years old when he died
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as Professor of Astronomy |
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon Crew
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Department |
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Georges Méliès as Director. He was 45 (76) years old when He died
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Directing |
