Lotte Reiniger Movies

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

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.

Short directed by Lotte Reiniger.

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

Silhouette fairy tale film about a man who wins his true love with the help of the "wee folk".

A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople...

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

A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes...

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.

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

Cinderella lived with her stepmother and her two stepsisters. They were very mean to Cinderella, making her work all day cleaning, sewing, and...

The original nativity story animated silent film by Lotte Reiniger.

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

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

Dr. Dolittle has arrived in the land of monkeys, where gorillas, orangutans, baboons and spiders await medical attention. But how can one do it...