Lotte Reiniger Movies

Silhouette film based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

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.

Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.

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 Thumbelina born spontaneously and magically from a flower, beholden to none but herself.

The original nativity story animated silent film by Lotte Reiniger.

"The Frog Prince" was one of several adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairytales that Lotte Reiniger made in London between 1953 and 1955: others include "The Gallant Little Tailor", "Hänsel and Gretel", "Sleeping Beauty", "Snow White and Rose Red" and "The Three Wishes".

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 alone? Luckily, the animals of the desert want to help.

Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

Aladdin, a poor tailor in Baghdad, discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside. After he uses it to gain wealth and the hand of the caliph's daughter, he must fend off an evil sorcerer who wants the lamp for himself.

Sleeping Beauty

Lotte Reiniger returns to the character of Prince Achmed for this “Arabian Nights”–inspired fantasy in which our hero takes off on a flying horse.

A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes he is not ready for winter and falls ill.

Short directed by Lotte Reiniger.

A silhouette animation based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel & Gretel".

A love story set to a baroque score, HARLEQUIN is a delicate black-and-white ballet rendered through exquisitely detailed silhouettes.