Cinderella (Aschenputtel) (1922)

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Directed by

Lotte Reiniger

Written by

Jacob Grimm
fairy tale

Wilhelm Grimm
fairy tale

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Description: Reiniger's silhouette movies call on you to exercise a totally different aesthetic from any other type of movie you have seen. First of all, they are perfect black and white pictures: the backgrounds are done in shades of grey, but the silhouettes are black, and somehow that draws a discreet shade over the entire movie. One feels as if one is spying on something so beautiful and perfect that it is almost embarrassing, like looking through a keyhole at your parents. There is an intimacy about them that makes you hold your breath, and her silhouettes are so beautifully designed and decorated that they lend an air of delicate beaut ... (more)

Tags: Fantasy (2), Animation (2), Family (1), Silent (1), Fairytale (1), Tale (1), Short Film (1), Black&white (1), Silhouette (1), 13 Min. (1)

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Cinderella (Aschenputtel) —Lotte Reiniger, Karim Al-Zand

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"DIR: Lotte Reiniger SUMMARY: The story of Cinderella presented by shadow puppets. WHY IT'S HERE: German silhouettte animator Lotte Reiniger is best known for the brilliant 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed', the oldest surviving animated feature film in existence. But she is also well known for the fairy tale films she made in the 50s. While those films are charming enough, they pale in comparison to one of Reiniger's earliest fairy tale films, 'Cinderella', in which Reiniger presents us with"