Lotte Reiniger

Secrets of British Animation

Sebastian Barfield

Peter Lord, David Sproxton

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.

Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

Lotte Reiniger

Dana Dempsey

Based on stories from "The Arabian Nights". A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a magical flying horse. The heroic prince is able to subdue the magical horse, which he uses to fly off to many adventures. While travelling, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu, and must defeat an army of demons to win her heart. The film is animated using the silhouette technique.

Lotte Reiniger - Tanz der Schatten

Susanne Marschall, Kurt Schneider

Lotte Reiniger

Portrait of the pioneer of animation films Lotte Reiniger.

Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film

Katja Raganelli

Lotte Reiniger

Chronicles the life and work of animator Lotte Reiniger.

The Rose and The Ring

Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger's last film, following the adventures of two kingdoms through the overseeing eye of a destiny-knitting witch.

Galathea: Das lebende Marmorbild

Lotte Reiniger

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life.

Aschenputtel

Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.

Papageno

Lotte Reiniger

Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.

Däumlienchen

Carl Koch, Lotte Reiniger

Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina told the tale of a tiny girl grown from seed to be a companion to an old woman, Reiniger has her Thumbelina born spontaneously and magically from a flower, beholden to none but herself.

Der kleine Schornsteinfeger

Lotte Reiniger

Silhouette animated film based on the novella "The Mohock and the Unicorn" by E. W. White. This is the original german version by Lotte Reiniger

Jack and the Beanstalk

Lotte Reiniger

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Der Graf von Carabas

Lotte Reiniger

Carmen

Lotte Reiniger

Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

The Art of Lotte Reiniger

John Isaacs

Lotte Reiniger

This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out, constructed and filmed a silhouette character. She also discusses how she developed the use of coloured gelatines for her backgrounds. To illustrate her output, the documentary includes extracts from several of her films including Papageno (1935), The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) and The Frog Prince.

Dr. Dolittle und seine Tiere

Lotte Reiniger

Short directed by Lotte Reiniger.

Snow White and Rose Red

Lotte Reiniger

Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.