Lotte Reiniger Movies

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

A princess's ball falls into a well and is rescued by a frog but she has to make a promise before he gives it back.

On his way inland, Dr. Dolittle and his animals encounter a nasty surprise. Natives capture them and hold them under lock and key.

Zehn Minuten Mozart was Reiniger's first attempt at merging silhouette animation with music.

The Parable of the Lost/ Prodigal Son as told by Lotte Reiniger.

Prince Achmed goes for a ride on a flying horse.

Dr. Dolittle has arrived in the land of monkeys, where gorillas, orangutans, baboons and spiders await medical attention. But how can one do it...

Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina told the tale of a tiny girl grown from seed to be a companion to an old woman, Reiniger has her...

Silhouette film illustrating the growth of wheeled traffic from the earliest tim es to the modern car.

One of Lotte Reiniger's very last animated silhouette films, issued both in French and English versions.

A king demands butter for his royal slice of bread.

In a house on the coast, Doktor Dolittle lives with a monkey, a little dog, a pig, a crocodile, a duck and a parrot. He knows the language of...

Lotte Reiniger's last film, following the adventures of two kingdoms through the overseeing eye of a destiny-knitting witch.

Sleeping Beauty

It’s quite telling that Katja Raganelli chose the animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger as her gateway figure into German cinema’s past. Like...

Based on Mozart’s The Seraglio.

After the grey city rain has turned to snow, we find ourselves together with a silhouette figure in the snow-covered mountains. Under the motto "Get...