Taking a look at IMDbs Classic Film board I spotted a post from a fellow IMDber featuring links to films online of titles from 1928.In among the Silent epics,I was surprised to spot a Silent German cartoon,which led to me getting ready to find out how animated the Germans can be.
View on the film:
Whilst the print, (which was from a copy that someone made at a rare screening-bad bootlegger!)did sadly not have any English Subtitles,director Lotte Reiniger's distinctive animation style says more than any words could.Making the animation entirely from cut up pieces of paper,Reiniger shows an impressive fluidity with delicately turning each paper into a different object/person.Reiniger also gives the film a charming folk tale atmosphere,with the silhouette appearance making the title look like a fantasy tale from the East which has partly faded into the sands of time.
View on the film:
Whilst the print, (which was from a copy that someone made at a rare screening-bad bootlegger!)did sadly not have any English Subtitles,director Lotte Reiniger's distinctive animation style says more than any words could.Making the animation entirely from cut up pieces of paper,Reiniger shows an impressive fluidity with delicately turning each paper into a different object/person.Reiniger also gives the film a charming folk tale atmosphere,with the silhouette appearance making the title look like a fantasy tale from the East which has partly faded into the sands of time.