“The Adventures of Prince Achmed” by Lotte Reininger is regarded as one of the first animated feature films, and was released in 1926. With a running time of 1 hour and 7 minutes, a film of such artistic caliber and length had never been seen before.
Not only is the film visually stunning, both in color and technique, but Lotte Reininger was an artistic mastermind and a female! Several vital elements of Reininger’s film, as well as her background, warrant recognition.
*Reininger’s utilization of the “Scherenschnitte” technique
*The original score that was composed in collaboration with the film, utilizing photograms created by Reininger
*Reiningers inspiration to produce short films and who her artistic partners were
*How her environment impacted her choice of story content
*”The Adventures of Prince Achmed” and the impact the film had on animated feature films that followed
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