Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films DVD
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Film Details
Directed by Lotte Reiniger
Produced in 1922-56
Main Language - English
Countries & Regions - British Film
Genres
Classic Science Fiction & Fantasy Movies • World Cinema • Classic Animation Movies • Family Animations • Classic Family Films • World Cinema Family Films • Animated Science Fiction & Fantasy • Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy • Classic British Film
MovieMail's Review
Intricate and captivating silhouette films.
Lotte Reiniger has the distinction of creating the very first feature animation, her enthralling The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), an epic silhouette film featuring highly ornate shapes of exotic lands, gallant heroes, nefarious magic, and a rousing climax with a multi-headed beast. A German leftist in the age of fascism, after the war she moved to England, where she continued to build a visionary oeuvre totalling over fifty films, mostly shorts, many of them for BBC Children’s TV. She made her last film, The Rose and the Ring (1979), at the age of 80. In addition to their craft and charm, her films have two outstanding features: they are highly intricate, yet also opaque, inviting viewers to fill in details with their own imagination, thus creating a captivating aesthetic as commanding today as ever.
Film Description
An exciting first volume of animated films from the pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger. Features Cinderella (1922), The Death Feigning Chinaman (1928), The Golden Goose (1944), Aladdin and his Magic Lamp (1954), The Frog Prince (1954), The Gallant Little Tailor (1954), Sleeping Beauty (1954), Snow White and Rose Red (1954), Cinderella (1954), Puss in Boots (1954), The Magic Horse (1954), The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954), The Three Wishes (1954), Thumbelina (1954), The Caliph Stork (1954), Hansel and Gretel (1954), Jack and the Beanstalk (1955), The Little Chimney Sweep (1956) and The Frog Prince (1961).
DVD Details
Certificate: PG
Publisher: BFI
Length: 192 mins
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region: 2
Cat No: BFIVD795
Format: DVD Colour
Subtitles: English HoH
DVD Extras
- 2 discs
- The Art of Lotte Reiniger (John Issacs, 1970)
- Mike Figgis’s selection (2008)
- Fully illustrated booklet.
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