Lotte Reiniger Movies

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

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...

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

Chronicles the life and work of animator Lotte Reiniger.

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

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.

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

Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

Lotte that Silhouette Girl is a short animated documentary about the fantastic and creative life of film pioneer Lotte Reiniger, who was a rockstar...

A king demands butter for his royal slice of bread.

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

Sleeping Beauty

Because Dummling has a good heart, fate leads him to a princess waiting for rescue.

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

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

Silhouette film – a version of Offenbach’s opera, “La belle Helene”.