Dreaming of Lions vs The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon). The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon is the shorter watch at 9m compared with 1h 25m. The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon is the older of the two (1907 against 2025). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon| Dreaming of Lions | The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1907 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 9m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Georges Méliès |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Georges Méliès, Mademoiselle Bodson, Manuel |
Synopsis
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
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…
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