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 background that shifts and changes in tandem with their own balletic movements as they express their feelings for each other.
Direction
Reiniger invents silhouette animation from scratch.
Practical Effects
Hand-cut paper puppets with joints so fluid they breathe.
Production
Background transforms like a living Valentine card.
Director
Lotte Reiniger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reiniger made over 40 films using this technique, including the first feature-length animated film ever: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).
She's often excluded from animation history dominated by Disney, despite technically beating him to every milestone.
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