Lotte Reiniger Movies

Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

"The Frog Prince" was one of several adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairytales that Lotte Reiniger made in London between 1953 and 1955: others...

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

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

Aladdin, a poor tailor in Baghdad, discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside. After he uses it to gain wealth and the hand of the caliph's daughter,...

Short directed by Lotte Reiniger.

Prince Achmed goes for a ride on a flying horse.

Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

An animated short film based on the famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm about the enterprising cat in boots and a feather hat, who manages to...

Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

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

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.

The first film directed by influential German-born silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger is delightfully reminiscent of a Valentine’s Day card...

The confrontation between two women - a choreographer of a successful troupe and a prima ballerina. Stung by the news of her upcoming dismissal, the...

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...