Tales of the Night
July 19, 2011
Six exotic fables, each unfold in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead....
July 19, 2011
Six exotic fables, each unfold in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead....
January 25, 2000
In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the help of two precocious students. Princes a...
September 27, 2016
Four tales about princesses and adventurers around the world: The Mistress of Monsters, The Wizard Student, The Ship's Boy and His Cat, and Ivan Tsarevitch and his changeable princess....
December 31, 1921
Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922....
August 10, 1935
Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one....
December 31, 1991
Not to be confused with Ocelot's 2011 feature film, Tales of the Night is a made for TV silhouette animation. It is a compilation of 3 fairy tale like stories, bridged by sequences of a boy ...
December 11, 1919
The first film directed by influential German-born silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger is delightfully reminiscent of a Valentine’s Day card come to life. Two lovers interact with an ornate b...
November 30, 1956
The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey....
December 31, 1991
Here we have an innocent boy, a pretty princess, a treacherous merchant and a giant eagle who is fond of jewels. The tale is set in the country of the Arabian Nights, under a hail of preciou...
December 31, 1991
"I am ugly, I am alone, I am bored". In three seconds, everything will change......
December 31, 1991
A pretty shepherdess is in love with a young shepherd. So is a fairy. The shepherdess knows how to look after sheep and dance to the sound of her boyfriend's pipe. As for the fairy, she is p...
December 1, 1947
Silhouette animation about an orphan, relating to Christmas....
December 31, 1934
Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life....
March 10, 2010
After an airship suffers a mid-air collision, a fellow captain initiates a rescue mission....
December 31, 1933
Silhouette animated film based on the novella "The Mohock and the Unicorn" by E. W. White. This is the original german version by Lotte Reiniger...