Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are The Adventures of Prince Achmed, from 1926, the oldest surviving feature-length animated film, and Papageno (1935).
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Cinderella
Papageno
The Secret of the Marquise
The Flying Koffer
Harlequin
The Stolen Heart
The Star of Bethlehem
The Little Chimney Sweep
The Golden Goose
Snow White and Rose Red
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
The Death Feigning Chinaman
The HPO
The Sleeping Beauty
Carmen
Hansel and Gretel
The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart
The Frog Prince
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Grasshopper and the Ant
The Magic Horse
Cinderella
Mary's Birthday
The Star of Bethlehem
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa
Girl of the Golden West
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 2 - Cannibal Land
Puss in Boots
Thumbelina
Sleeping Beauty
The Tocher
Galathea
The Gallant Little Tailor
Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film
The Frog Prince102 credits on file
Television 1
Awards 2
In their orbit 1
Connected to Lotte 5
Directors from Germany 1
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Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are The Adventures of Prince Achmed, from 1926, the oldest surviving feature-length animated film, and Papageno (1935). Reiniger is also noted for having devised, from 1923 to 1926, the first form of a multiplane camera, one of the most important devices in pre digital animation. Reiniger worked on more than 40 films throughout her career.
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