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The Astronomer's Dream (1898)
A Trip to the Moon (1902) • 3m 31s
Made four year prior to A Trip to the Moon, THE ASTRONOMER'S DREAM showcases George Méliès fascination with astronomical fantasies in this amusing short about an astronomer who after falling asleep, feverishly dreams up celestial nightmares and beautiful fairy-like women of the moon.
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The Eclipse (1907)
A true feast of George Méliès' fantastic imagination, THE ECLIPSE, OR THE COURTSHIP OF THE SUN AND MOON is a great example the director's late-work featuring superimpositions, rolling scenery and spectacular pyrotechnics for the time.
A professor of astronomy lectures a class on an impeding e...
