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An astronomer of age, wealth, and erudition conducts classes in his home. His students are not always respectful...
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 | Georges Méliès | ... | Professor of Astronomy |
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| Georges Méliès | |||
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| Octavio Vázquez | (1995) | ||
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| Georges Méliès | |||
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- Star-Film (1907) (France) (theatrical)
- Divisa Ediciones (1995) (Spain) (VHS)
- Grapevine Video (video)
- Kino Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
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"L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune" - France (original title)
"The Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and Moon" - USA
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9 min | Spain:6 min (VHS version)
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Unlike most other reviewers of this film I found it quite dull, and wondered as I watched, whether it was around this time that Melies began losing touch with the development of the motion pictures. As filmmakers became more confident of their own abilities and that of their equipment more realistic stories set in real locations became more commonplace, but Melies was still staging his films against painted backdrops and producing the same kind of stories he was making in 1902.
The most remarkable thing about this film is the eclipse itself in which it is obvious that the movement of the sun and moon is equated with the act of sex. It would look like a cheap laugh if it was made today, but to see it in a film more than 100 years old is quite extraordinary. Apart from this sequence, the film's scenes last too long and the comedy isn't really that funny even by the standards of the early 20th century.