1955
72 minutes
Animation, Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Films, Silent
English / No Dialogue
In the early Twentieth Century, the German animator Lotte Reiniger pioneered a unique animation style using cut-out silhouettes, or shadow puppets, to bring popular fairy tales to life. These simple yet striking creations have a magical and folklike quality, much like the Brothers Grimm stories that they depict. This collection features some of short films that Lotte Reiniger and her husband Carl Koch produced when they came to live in the UK to flee Nazi Germany. They showcase a range of techniques using colour, black and white, non-dialogue storytelling, voice-over narration and classical music tracks, and promise to enchant and inspire young audiences and artists.
Titles in this collection:
The Golden Goose (1944)
The Frog Prince (1952)
Puss in Boots (1954)
Cinderlla (1955)
Hansel and Gretel (1955)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1955)
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