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Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and the Moon (The) AKA L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune (short) (1907)
As the clock strikes twelve, a weary astronomer attempts to answer the impertinent enquiries of his young students by scrutinising an impending lunar eclipse, as an effeminate and delicate moon caresses the mighty sun's hungry cosmic rays.Director: Georges Méliès
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Films
- "Le grand Méliès" (1953) (31:22)
- "Playing Cards" (1896) (1:09)
- "A Terrible Night" (1896) (1:09)
- "The Vanishing Lady" (1896) (1:16)
- "A Nightmare" (1896) (1:10)
- "The Haunted Castle" (1897) (0:45)
- "The Surrender of Tournavos" (1897) (0:58)
- "Between Calais and Dover" (1897) (1:10)
- "The Bewitch Inn" (1897) (2:02)
- "After the Ball" (1897) (1:13)
- "Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine'" (1898) (0:54)
- "Panorama from Top of a Moving Train" (1898) (1:10)
- "The Magician" (1898) (1:11)
- "The Famous Box Trick" (1898) (1:15)
- "Adventures of William Tell" (1898) (1:02)
- "The Astronomer's Dream" (1898) (3:14)
- "The Four Troublesome Heads" (1898) (1:05)
- "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" (1898) (1:11)
- "The Conjurer" (1899) (0:58)
- "The Devil in a Convent" (1899) (3:12)
- "The Pillar of Fire" (1899) (1:06)
- "The Mysterious Portrait" (1899) (1:08)
- "Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest of Dreyfus" (1899) (1:06)
- "Devil's Island - Within the Palisade" (1899) (1:07)
- "Dreyfus Put in Irons" (1899) (1:07)
- "Suicide of Colonel Henry" (1899) (1:06)
- "Landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon" (1899) (0:57)
- "Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes" (1899) (1:06)
- "The Attempt Against the Life of Maitre Labori" (1899) (1:01)
- "The Fight of Reporters" (1899) (1:08)
- "The Court Martial at Rennes" (1899) (2:11)
- "Cinderella" (1899) (5:41)
- "The Mysterious Knight" (1899) (1:34)
- "Addition and Subtraction" (1900) (1:00)
- "The Cook's Revenge" (1900) (0:57)
- "The Misfortunes of an Explorer" (fragment) (1900) (0:18)
- "The One-Man Band" (1900) (1:33)
- "Joan of Arc" (1900) (10:21)
- "The Rajah's Dream" (1900) (2:27)
- "The Wizard, The Prince and the Good Fairy" (1900) (2:07)
- "The Magic Book" (1900) (2:39)
- "Up-to-Date Spiritualism" (1900) (1:11)
- "The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head" (1900) (1:18)
- "The Christmas Dream" (1900) (4:15)
- "Fat and Lean Wrestling Match" (1900) (2:16)
- "A Fantastical Meal" (1900) (1:33)
- "Going to Bed Under Difficulties" (1900) (1:54)
- "Eight Girls in a Barrel" (1900) (1:18)
- "The Doctor and the Monkey" (1900) (1:04)
- "How He Missed His Train" (1900) (1:11)
- "What Is Home Without the Boarder" (1901) (1:20)
- "The Brahmin and the Butterfly" (1901) (2:01)
- "Extraordinary Illusions" (1901) (1:48)
- "The Magician's Cavern" (1901) (2:55)
- "The Bachelor's Paradise" (1901) (1:51)
- "Excelsior! - Prince of Magicians" (1901) (2:07)
- "Blue Beard" (1901) (10:20)
- "The Hat with Many Surprises" (1901) (2:35)
- "The Man with the Rubber Head" (1901) (2:31)
- "The Devil and the Statue" (1901) (2:04)
- "The Dwarf and the Giant" (1901) (0:55)
DISC TWO
The Films
- "The Colonel's Shower Bath" (1902) (0:58)
- "The Dancing Midget" (1902) (2:44)
- "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) (12:51)
- "The Shadow-Girl" (1902) (1:02)
- "The Treasures of Satan" (1902) (2:39)
- "The Human Fly" (1902) (1:49)
- "An Impossible Balancing Feat" (1902) (1:21)
- "Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants" (1902) (4:15)
- "The Coronation of Edward VII" (1902) (3:53)
- "The Marvellous Wreath" (1903) (3:56)
- "Misfortune Never Comes Alone" (1903) (2:59)
- "The Infernal Cake-Walk" (1903) (5:22)
- "The Mysterious Box" (1903) (2:12)
- "The Enchanted Well" (1903) (3:41)
- "The Inn Where No Man Rests" (1903) (5:01)
- "The Drawing Lesson" (1903) (2:36)
- "The Witch's Revenge" (1903) (3:25)
- "The Oracle of Delphi" (1903) (1:34)
- "Spiritualistic Photographer" (1903) (2:21)
- "The Melomaniac" (1903) (2:45)
- "The Monster" (1903) (2:31)
- "The Kingdom of Fairies" (1903) (16:31)
- "The Infernal Cauldron" (1903) (1:44)
- "Apparitions" (1903) (2:42)
- "Jupiter's Thunderballs" (1903) (3:34)
- "Ten Ladies in an Umbrella" (1903) (3:03)
- "Jack Jaggs and Dum Dum" (1903) (2:38)
- "Bob Kick the Mischievous Kid" (1903) (2:04)
- "Extraordinary Illusions" (1903) (2:12)
- "Alcofribas, the Master Magician" (1903) (3:43)
- "Comical Conjuring" (1903) (2:48)
- "The Magic Lantern" (1903) (4:58)
- "The Ballet Master's Dream" (1903) (2:42)
- "The Damnation of Faust" (1903) (fragment) (6:39)
- "The Terrible Turkish Executioner" (1904) (2:24)
- "A Moonlight Serenade" (1904) (2:59)
- "Tit for Tat" (1904) (2:02)
- "The Bewitched Trunk" (1904) (3:03)
- "Untamable Whiskers" (1904) (2:47)
- "The Clockmaker's Dream" (1904) (2:40)
- "The Imperceptible Transmutations" (1904) (1:56)
- "A Miracle Under the Inquisition" (1904) (2:23)
- "Faust and Marguerite" (1904) (fragment) (4:30)
- "Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer" (1904) (3:33)
- "The Wonderful Living Fan" (1904) (3:28)
- "The Cook in Trouble" (1904) (4:36)
- "The Devilish Plank" (1904) (1:45)
- "The Mermaid" (1904) (4:08)
DISC THREE
The Films
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904) (20:13)
- "The Firefall" (1904) (2:43)
- "The Living Playing Cards" (1905) (2:52)
- "The Black Imp" (1905) (4:03)
- "The Magic Dice" (1905) (fragment) (1:14)
- "The Lilliputian Minuet" (fragment) (1905) (0:54)
- "The Palace of the Arabian Nights" (1905) (21:04)
- "A Crazy Composer" (1905) (4:37)
- "The Enchanted Sedan Chair" (1905) (3:19)
- "An Adventurous Automobile Trip" (1905) (10:18)
- "Unexpected Fireworks" (1905) (3:06)
- "Rip's Dream" (1905) (fragment) (14:18)
- "The Scheming Gamblers' Paradise" (1906) (3:10)
- "A Mix-Up in the Gallery" (1906) (2:40)
- "The Chimney Sweep" (1906) (10:08)
- "Professor Do-Mi-Sol-Do (The Luny Musician)" (1906) (3:36)
- "The Tramp and the Mattress Makers" (1906) (4:16)
- "The Hilarious Posters" (1906) (3:30)
- "A Desperate Crime" (1906) (fragment) (7:27)
- "Punch and Judy" (1906) (fragment) (0:29)
- "A Roadside Inn" (1906) (3:30)
- "Soap Bubbles" (1906) (3:42)
- "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906) (17:06)
- "The Mysterious Retort" (1906) (3:25)
- "The Witch" (1906) (11:57)
DISC FOUR
The Films
- "Rogues' Tricks" (1907) (4:10)
- "The Skipping Cheeses" (1907) (4:12)
- "Tunneling the English Channel" (1907) (14:34)
- "The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon" (1907) (9:18)
- "Sightseeing Through Whisky" (1907) (5:38)
- "Good Glue Sticks" (1907) (5:11)
- "Delirium in a Studio" (1907) (fragment) (1:51)
- "The Knight of Black Art" (1908) (5:45)
- "In the Bogie Man's Cave" (1908) (5:08)
- "The Good Luck of a 'Souse'" (fragment) (1908) (3:41)
- "Justinian's Human Torches 548 A.D." (1908) (2:57)
- "The Genie of Fire" (1908) (4:32)
- "Why That Actor Was Late" (1908) (5:41)
- "Dream of an Opium Fiend" (1908) (5:08)
- "Long Distance Wireless Photography" (1908) (6:10)
- "The Prophetess of Thebes" (1908) (fragment) (1:53)
- "In the Barber Shop" (1908) (2:55)
- "The New Lord of the Village" (1908) (8:50)
- "The Miser" (1908) (fragment) (4:59)
- "Side Show Wrestlers" (1908) (7:34)
- "The Broken Violin" (1908) (fragment) (3:11)
- "The Woes of Roller Skates" (1908) (7:04)
- "His First Job" (1908) (5:03)
- "The Mischances of a Photographer" (1908) (3:18)
- "An Indian Sorcerer" (1908) (5:09)
- "A Tricky Painter's Fate" (1908) (3:46)
- "French Cops Learning English" (1908) (7:16)
- "Not Guilty" (1908) (9:59)
- "Buncoed Stage Johnnie" (1908) (fragment) (1:38)
- "A Grandmother's Story" (1908) (5:11)
DISC FIVE
The Films
- "Pharmaceutical Hallucinations" (1908) (13:28)
- "The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess" (1908) (fragment) (13:32)
- [Unidentified] (1908) (fragment) (1:33)
- "The Diabolic Tenant" (1909) (7:03)
- "Whimsical Illusions" (1909) (4:50)
- "Baron Munchausen's Dream" (1911) (10:33)
- "The Conquest of the Pole" (1912) (30:20)
- "Cinderella" (1912) (23:52)
- "The Knight of the Snow" (1912) (16:03)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (score by Alexander Rannie)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:The Shorts
- "The Untamable Whiskers" (1904)
- "The Cook in Trouble" (1904)
- "Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer" (1904)
- "The Wonderful Living Fan" (1904)
- "The Mermaid" (1904)
- "The Living Playing Cards" (1905)
- "The Black Imp" (1905)
- "The Enchanted Sedan Chair" (1905)
- "The Scheming Gamblers Paradise" (1905)
- "The Hilarious Posters" (1905)
- "The Mysterious Retort" (1906)
- "The Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and the Moon" (1907)
- "Good Glue Sticks" (1907)
- "Long Distance Wireless Photography" (1908)
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (score by by Alexander Rannie)
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) - Restored Hand-Colored Version
* "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) - Black & White Version
"The Extraordinary Voyage" documentary (66:09)
"The Astronomer's Dream" 1898 short film (3:14)
"The Eclipse or The Courtship of the Sun and the Moon" 1907 short film (9:18)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (score by Alexander Rannie)
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Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:The documentary is in English and French optional DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 with burned-in English subtitles for the French portions.
Comes with a 24-page illustrated booklet featuring an excerpt from Gilles Duval and Severine Wemaere's "A Trip to the Moon Back in Color" (published by The Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and The Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage) and notes on the restoration
The Interview is in French with forced English subtitles.
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Extras:The Shorts
- "The Untamable Whiskers" (1904) (2:46)
- "The Cook in Trouble" (1904) (4:32)
- "Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer" (1904) (3:27)
- "The Wonderful Living Fan" (1904) (3:23)
- "The Mermaid" (1904) (4:02)
- "The Living Playing Cards" (1905) (2:50)
- "The Black Imp" (1905) (3:58)
- "The Enchanted Sedan Chair" (1905) (3:16)
- "The Scheming Gamblers Paradise" (1905) (3:07)
- "The Hilarious Posters" (1905) (3:27)
- "The Mysterious Retort" (1906) (3:22)
- "The Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and the Moon" (1907) (9:15)
- "Good Glue Sticks" (1907) (5:08)
- "Long Distance Wireless Photography" (1908) (6:07)
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904) (20:33)
"Georges Méliès: Cinema Magician" documentary short (1978) (21:18) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (score by by Alexander Rannie)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available as part of the 5-disc The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913 collection.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Flicker Alley releases have some differing exclusive films.
The Image and Kino releases have identical film, though note that the releases have differing transfers.
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CUTS:
- R0 Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema America- Flicker Alley - No cuts (9:18 NTSC)
- R0 Landmarks of Early Film: Volume 2 America- Image Entertainment - No Cuts
- R1 A Trip to the Moon: Limited Edition America- Flicker Alley - No cuts (9:18 NTSC)
- R1 The Magic of Méliès America- Kino Video - No cuts (9:15 NTSC)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/12/23
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/12/23UPDATE LOG:
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