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Reiniger, Lotte (1899-1981)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
RÜBEZAHLS HOCHZEIT / RÜBEZAHL'S MARRIAGEGermany, 1916intertitle design
DIE SCHONE PRINZESSIN VON CHINA / THE BEAUTIFUL CHINESE PRINCESSGermany, 1916costumes / sets / special effects
APOKALYPSE / APOCALYPSEGermany, 1918silhouette sequence
DER RATTENFÄNGER VON HAMELIN / THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELINGermany, 1918intertitle design / model rats
DAS ORNAMENT DES VERLIEBTEN HERZENS / THE ORNAMENT OF A LOVING HEARTGermany, 1919director
DER VERLORENE SCHATTEN / THE LOST SHADOWGermany, 1920animated sequence
AMOR UND DAS STANDHAFTE LIEBESPAAR / CUPID AND THE STEADFAST LOVERSGermany, 1920director
DER FLIEGENDE KOFFER / THE FLYING TRUNKGermany, 1921director / animator
DER STERN VON BETHLEHEM / THE STAR OF BETHLEHEMGermany, 1921director
ASCHENPUTTEL / CINDERELLAGermany, 1922director
DIE NIBELUNGENGermany, 1923director of silhouette sequence (not used)
DIE ABENTEUER DES PRINZEN ACHMED / THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMEDGermany, 1926director / animator
DIE SCHEINTOTE CHINESE / THE DEATH-FEIGNING CHINAMANGermany, 1926director
HEUT' TANZT MARIETTE / TODAY MARIETTA DANCESGermany, 1927silhouette effects
DOKTOR DOLITTLE UND SEINE TIERE / ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLEGermany, 1928director
DIE JAGD NACH DEM GLUCK / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESSGermany, 1930idea / photography
ZEHN MINUTEN MOZART / TEN MINUTES WITH MOZARTGermany, 1930director
HARLEKIN / HARLEQUINGermany, 1931director
SISSIGermany, 1932director
DON QUIXOTEGermany, 1933silhouette sequence
CARMENGermany, 1933director
DAS ROLLENDE RAD / THE ROLLING WHEELGermany, 1934director
DER GRAF VON CARABAS / PUSS IN BOOTSGermany, 1934director
DAS GESTOHLENE HERZ / STOLEN HEARTGermany, 1934director / animator
DER KLEINE SCHORNSTEINFEGER / THE LITTLE CHIMNEY SWEEPGermany, 1935director
GALATHEA / GALATEAGermany, 1935director / animator
PAPAGENO / THE MAGIC FLUTEGermany, 1935director
THE KING'S BREAKFAST1937director
LA MARSEILLAISEFrance, 1937shadow theatre
THE TOCHER: A FILM BALLET BY LOTTE REINIGER1938director / animator
THE H.P.O.1938director / animator
L'ELISIR D'AMOREItaly, 1939director
LA TOSCAItaly, 1941second assistant director
DIE GOLDENE GANS / THE GOLDEN GOOSEGermany, 1944director
MARY'S BIRTHDAY1951director
THE HAPPY PRINCE1951puppets and designs (uncredited)
ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP1953director
THE MAGIC HORSE1953director
SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED1953director
THE THREE WISHES1954director
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT1954design / animation
THE GALLANT LITTLE TAILOR1954director / designer
SLEEPING BEAUTY1954director
FROG PRINCE1954director
CALIPH STORK1954director
PUSS IN BOOTS1954director / animator
HANSEL AND GRETEL1955director
CINDERELLA1955director
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK1955director / designer / animation
THUMBELINA1955director
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM1956designer / animator
HELEN LA BELLE1958animator
THE SERAGLIO1958animator
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN1960director
THE FROG PRINCE1961director
WEE SANDY1962director
CINDERELLA1963director
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTECanada, 1975director / animator
THE ROSE AND THE RINGCanada, 1980director / designer / animator
 
Television Credits
 
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONSBBC tx 18/12/1951on-screen participant
SWAN LAKEBBC tx 9/6/1954special effects
 
Advertising Credits
 
NIVEA: Das Geheimnis der Marquise / The Marquise's SecretGermany, 1920director
PRALINÉS MAUXION DESSERT: Die Barcarole / The BarcarolleGermany, 1920director
DORNROSCHEN / THE SLEEPING BEAUTYGermany, 1922director
GPO: Greetings Telegram1949director
GPO: Christmas Is Coming / Post Early for Christmas1949director
GPO: Not Without License1949director
THE DANCING FLEECE1950animator
 
Other Credits
 
ACE CINEMAGAZINE: Talking Shop1938on-screen participant
YOU'VE ASKED FOR IT1953subject of film / on-screen participant
THE DANCING SILHOUETTES1983subject of film / interviewee
LOTTE REINIGER: HOMAGE TO THE INVENTOR OF THE SILHOUETTE FILMGermany, 1999subject of film