The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 adaptation of tales from The Thousand and One Nights is widely believed to be the very first animated feature film. The Adventures of Prince Achmed uses striking silhouette cutouts inspired by traditional Indonesian wayang shadow puppets and gorgeous color tinting. These methods bring to life the story of an Arabian prince who is whisked away on a flying horse to an enchanted land where he tangles with an evil sorcerer, rescues a princess, and joins forces with none other than Aladdin. Painstakingly composed frame by frame over the course of three years by Reiniger, this landmark work is both an enchanting storybook saga and a retina-delighting triumph of visual imagination. Description adapted from the Criterion Collection.
100th Anniversary Screening! Live accompaniment by Rahim AlHaj
Presented in a digital restoration by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V.
Cost: free, register in advance recommended.
Director: Lotte Reiniger. Country: Germany. Released: 1926. Length: 65 min. Format: Restored DCP. Silent with English intertitles.
Image courtesy of Kino Lorber
100th Anniversary Screening! Live accompaniment by Rahim AlHaj
Presented in a digital restoration by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V.
Cost: free, register in advance recommended.
Director: Lotte Reiniger. Country: Germany. Released: 1926. Length: 65 min. Format: Restored DCP. Silent with English intertitles.
Image courtesy of Kino Lorber
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