Lotte Reiniger — Director (11)
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The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 2 - Cannibal Land (1928)
Doktor Dolittle und seine Tiere: Teil 2 – Die Affenbrücke - Dr. Dolittle in Gefahr TMDB
Lotte Reiniger
other title: Doktor Dolittle und seine Tiere: Teil 2 – Die Affenbrücke - Dr. Dolittle in Gefahr
On his way inland, Dr. Dolittle and his animals encounter a nasty surprise. Natives capture them and hold them under lock and key.
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Sleeping Beauty (1922)
Dornröschen WikiData IMDb TMDB
Lotte Reiniger
other title: Dornröschen
A king and queen celebrate their daughter’s birth, but a forgotten fairy curses her to die by pricking her finger on a spindle. Another fairy softens the curse, allowing her to sleep for a hundred years. Despite efforts to remove all spindles, the princess pricks her finger and falls asleep, along with the entire castle.
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Galathea (1935)
Galathea: Das lebende Marmorbild IMDb TMDB
Lotte Reiniger
other title: Galathea: Das lebende Marmorbild
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.
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Harlequin (1931)
Harlekin IMDb TMDB
Lotte Reiniger
other title: Harlekin / Arlequin
A love story set to a baroque score, HARLEQUIN is a delicate black-and-white ballet rendered through exquisitely detailed silhouettes.
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The Golden Goose (1944)
Die goldene Gans IMDb TMDB
Lotte Reiniger
other title: Die goldene Gans / El ganso de oro
Because Dummling has a good heart, fate leads him to a princess waiting for rescue.