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Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films

Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films

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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. This is a DVD collection of her work.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

192 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

17 November 2008

Country

Germany

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