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Showing posts with label The Adventures of Prince Achmed. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the oldest surviving animated feature film. But to modern eyes it looks stylishly avant-garde, an piece of animation that by its very nature was experimental, yet one that's aged fantastically. The director, Lotte Reiniger, became fascinated with the art of silhouette animation as a child, building puppet theatres to entertain her family and friends. Her childhood passion developed as she grew up, becoming enchanted with the work of Georges Méliès, leading to her attending lectures by early film-makers who rhapsodised of the infinite possibilities of film and animation. Her passion stoked, she ran off to join the Theatre of Max Reinhardt, and began creating elaborate title cards for film production companies throughout Germany.
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