The read
It runs a compact 17m.
Synopsis
This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out, constructed and filmed a silhouette character. She also discusses how she developed the use of coloured gelatines for her backgrounds. To illustrate her output, the documentary includes extracts from several of her films including Papageno (1935), The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) and The Frog Prince.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Key crew
- John IsaacsDirector
Cast
- Lotte ReinigerHerself
Themes
archive footagesilhouettepioneer womenold footagesemi-biographicalcel animationart documentarydocumentary short