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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Lotte Reiniger
Crew: Louis Hagen (Producer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Additional Music), John Isaacs (Director)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Primrose Productions
Runtime: 17 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 31, 1970
IMDb: 10
