Lotte Reiniger - Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films (1922 - 1961)

Lotte Reiniger was one of the twentieth century’s major animation artists, pioneering a distinctive style of black and white silhouette animation in her interpretations of classic myths and fairy tales. Reiniger began her career in Germany, making The Adventures of Prince Achmed, one of the first and most ingenious full-length animated films in the history of cinema. After the war, she moved to Britain with her husband Carl Koch and made short films for the GPO and later, in collaboration with Primrose Productions, an extensive series of famous fairy tale short films.

With wonderful music tracks and charming narrations, these enchanting films will appeal to children and adult alike.

List of films:
Disc one:
• Cinderella (1922)
• The Death Feigning Chinaman (1928)
• The Golden Goose (1944)
• Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954)
• The Frog Prince (1954)
• The Gallant Little Tailor (1954)
• The Sleeping Beauty (1954)
• Snow White and Rose Red (1954)
• Cinderella (1954)
• Puss in Boots (1954)
Disc two:
• 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 (1955)
• The Frog Prince (1961)

Menus language: English
Extras:
• The Art of Lotte Reiniger (1970, 17 min.) — documentary by John Isaacs on Lotte Reiniger
• Mike Figgis’ selection (2008, 2 min.) — extract from Friday Night Hijack broadcast on Sky Arts 5 September 2008