Lotte Reiniger’s Fairy Tales with live music

Lotte Reiniger was a German director and one of the pioneers of animation, known for creating extraordinary films using the silhouette cutout technique. She crafted magical screen worlds inspired by classic fairy tales, delicately cutting intricate characters and richly detailed backgrounds from paper. Reiniger frequently brought stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to the screen.

This selection brings together four tales connected by the theme of mutual help and kindness. In Thumbelina, goodness returns when it is most needed. In The Frog Prince, a princess learns the importance of keeping her word. In The Grasshopper and the Ant, cooperation proves essential for survival. And in Snow White and Rose Red, two sisters offer shelter to a mysterious bear who has lost his way.

Catalog of the 10th Young Horizons IFF

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