Germany, 1926, 65 min., b/w tinted and toned, silent

"A rapturous animated kaleidoscope." San Francisco Examiner

The first full-length animated feature in movie history, Lotte Reiniger’s Die Abenteur des Prinzen Achmed is a dazzling and sensuous rendering of fables from The Arabian Nights: Tales From a Thousand and One Nights made with silhouette cutouts set on illuminated glass backdrops. This historic film is accompanied by a live performance by the experimental music ensemble Otociné, which uses conventional instruments, objects and recorded material to create an unpredictable score.

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