The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
About The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
At an old astronomy school, a professor lectures a row of students on an eclipse. The lesson leaves the classroom: the sun and the moon meet in the sky and court each other while the class stares up.
Cast & crew
More about The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
Georges Méliès wrote and directed it. The French title is L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune. He plays the astronomer. Star Film produced it.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives. Internet Archive holds EclipseDeSoleilEnPleineLune, and Wikimedia Commons holds L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune (1907).webm.
Notes
- The original title means "the eclipse of the sun in the full of the moon.
Scenes
- The students crane up as the sun and the moon approach each other.
Also available
- Internet Archive (EclipseDeSoleilEnPleineLune)
- Wikimedia Commons (L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune (1907).webm)
