The Art of Lotte Reiniger 53 years old

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.

Credits

The Art of Lotte Reiniger Cast

Name Character
Lotte Reiniger She was 71, 82 years old when she died as Herself

The Art of Lotte Reiniger Crew

Name Department
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as Additional Music. He was 214 (35) years old when He died Crew
The Art of Lotte Reiniger (53 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 31, 1970
  • Runtime: 17 minutes