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A collection of adaptations of classic fairy tales from German animator, Lotte Reiniger. As a child, Reiniger was fascinated with the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry, even building her own puppet theater so she could put on shows for her family and friends that led to a career in animated film of over 60 years. Read more
| Director | Lotte Reiniger |
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| Genres | Animated, Children, World Cinema |
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A collection of adaptations of classic fairy tales from German animator, Lotte Reiniger. As a child, Reiniger was fascinated with the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry, even building her own puppet theater so she could put on shows for her family and friends that led to a career in animated film of over 60 years.
| Director | Lotte Reiniger |
|---|---|
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 12 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Children, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 01 Dec 2008 |
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Disc One 1. Cinderella (1922) 2. The Death Feigning Chinaman (1928) 3. The Golden Goose (1944) 4. Aladdi...
Disc Two 1. The Magic Horse (1954) 2. The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954) 3. The Three Wishes (1954) 4. Thu...
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Charming animation from long ago
The Lotte Reiniger silhouette animations are pioneering animated films which date from the 1920's. The most recent were released and shown on British ... read more »
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A unique genius
Lotte Reineger was a genius who revived the then almost lost art of silhouette, which had been so popular during the 18th and 19th centuries. Her fairy tales ... read more »
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Beautiful and Charming
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Lotte Reiniger's
silhouette fairy tales again. They are a reminder of my happy childhood in Germany where the films ... read more »
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Bewitching Style and Technique
Sadly Im unable to enjoy the simplicity of fairy stories after a concerted feminist reading of them in my youth. Despite my reservations the ... read more »