Lotte Reiniger Movie Trailers
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Secrets of British Animation Trailer (2018)
19 November 2018
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 2 - Cannibal Land Trailer (1928)
15 December 1928
On his way inland, Dr. Dolittle and his animals encounter a nasty surprise. Natives capture them and hold them under lock and key.
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den Trailer (1928)
15 December 1928
Dr. Dolittle has arrived in the land of monkeys, where gorillas, orangutans, baboons and spiders await medical attention.
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa Trailer (1928)
15 December 1928
In a house on the coast, Doktor Dolittle lives with a monkey, a little dog, a pig, a crocodile, a duck and a parrot.
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films Trailer (2008)
17 November 2008
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.
Harlequin Trailer (1931)
31 December 1931
A love story set to a baroque score, HARLEQUIN is a delicate black-and-white ballet rendered through exquisitely detailed silhouettes.
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
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, he must fend off an evil sorcerer who wants the lamp for himself.
Tosca Trailer (1941)
31 January 1941
Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia desires Tosca and oppresses Cavaradossi who is fighting for freedom.
The Frog Prince Trailer (1954)
02 January 1954
"The Frog Prince" was one of several adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairytales that Lotte Reiniger made in London between 1953 and 1955: others include "The Gallant Little Tailor", "Hänsel and Gretel", "Sleeping Beauty", "Snow White and Rose Red" and "The Three Wishes".
The Flying Koffer Trailer (1921)
14 September 1921
Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Puss in Boots Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
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 procure for his poor master a princess, an ogre's castle, and a kingdom.
The Golden Goose Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
Because Dummling has a good heart, fate leads him to a princess waiting for rescue.
The Grasshopper and the Ant Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter.
Cinderella Trailer (1954)
01 December 1954
Cinderella lived with her stepmother and her two stepsisters. They were very mean to Cinderella, making her work all day cleaning, sewing, and cooking.
Ten Minutes with Mozart Trailer (1930)
31 December 1930
Zehn Minuten Mozart was Reiniger's first attempt at merging silhouette animation with music.
The Tocher Trailer (1937)
23 January 1937
Silhouette fairy tale film about a man who wins his true love with the help of the "wee folk".
The HPO Trailer (1938)
01 January 1938
Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.
Don Quixote Trailer (1933)
25 March 1933
Inflamed by his readings of chivalric novels, Don Quixote, a knight with a sad face, accompanied by Sancho Panza, a peasant steeped in common sense, decides to set off across the world in search of improbable adventures.
Snow White and Rose Red Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed Trailer (1926)
03 September 1926
Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.
Hansel and Gretel Trailer (1954)
01 December 1954
A silhouette animation based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel & Gretel".
Mary's Birthday Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.
Contes et silhouettes Trailer (2023)
11 October 2023
Four short films directed by Lotte Reiniger : Sleeping Beauty ; Snow-White and Rose-Red ; Poucette ; Hansel and Gretel.
The Rolling Wheel Trailer (1933)
01 January 1933
Silhouette film illustrating the growth of wheeled traffic from the earliest tim es to the modern car.
Thumbelina Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
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 Thumbelina born spontaneously and magically from a flower, beholden to none but herself.
The Lost Son Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
The Parable of the Lost/ Prodigal Son as told by Lotte Reiniger.
The King’s Breakfast Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
A king demands butter for his royal slice of bread.
The Death Feigning Chinaman Trailer (1928)
01 January 1928
Ping Pong receives a bottle of alcohol as a gift from the Emperor. When he gets drunk and chokes on a fish bone, no one in the city wants to take responsibility for his death.
Lotte That Silhouette Girl Trailer (2018)
08 November 2018
Lotte that Silhouette Girl is a short animated documentary about the fantastic and creative life of film pioneer Lotte Reiniger, who was a rockstar of an animator.
Galathea Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life.
The Rose and The Ring Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
Lotte Reiniger's last film, following the adventures of two kingdoms through the overseeing eye of a destiny-knitting witch.
Grotesken im Schnee Trailer (1928)
22 October 1928
After the grey city rain has turned to snow, we find ourselves together with a silhouette figure in the snow-covered mountains.
Silhouettes Trailer (1936)
04 January 1936
The confrontation between two women - a choreographer of a successful troupe and a prima ballerina. Stung by the news of her upcoming dismissal, the prima begins to scheme.
Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film Trailer (2001)
20 November 2001
It’s quite telling that Katja Raganelli chose the animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger as her gateway figure into German cinema’s past.
Aucassin and Nicolette Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
One of Lotte Reiniger's very last animated silhouette films, issued both in French and English versions.
The Magic Horse Trailer (1953)
01 January 1953
Lotte Reiniger returns to the character of Prince Achmed for this “Arabian Nights”–inspired fantasy in which our hero takes off on a flying horse.
Grain Harvest Trailer (1944)
01 July 1944
A delightful animated appeal to help bringing in Scotland’s harvest, made by the legendary Lotte Reiniger.
The Star of Bethlehem Trailer (1921)
21 December 1921
The original nativity story animated silent film by Lotte Reiniger.
Sissi Trailer (1932)
28 July 1932
Silhouette animation prepared to be shown during a scene change of the Fritz Kreisler operetta "Sissi".
Cinderella Trailer (1922)
01 January 1922
Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.
The Star of Bethlehem Trailer (1956)
01 December 1956
The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.
The Art of Lotte Reiniger Trailer (1970)
31 December 1970
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.
The Caliph Stork Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
Wishing to take power for himself, a magician tricks his nephew, The Caliph of Baghdad, into sniffing a powder which turns him into a stork.
Papageno Trailer (1935)
11 August 1935
Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.
Sleeping Beauty Trailer (1922)
01 August 1922
A king and queen celebrate their daughter’s birth, but a forgotten fairy curses her to die by pricking her finger on a spindle.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin Trailer (1918)
19 December 1918
A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price.