Advenures of Prince Achmed DVD + Blu-ray
Tax included.
'The Adventures of Prince Achmed' Director: Lotte Reiniger (1926) BFI DVD + Blu-ray | German intertitles w/ English subtitles or English narration
Lotte Reiniger's beautiful silhouette animation brings to life magical tales from the Arabian Nights.
Handsome young Prince Achmed plunges into a series of exciting escapades that take him from Baghdad to China via the enchanted land of Wak-Wak. Demons, witches and princesses move through intricate and colourful worlds in this exquisite and seminal film.
Special features include:
- Original orchestral score by Wolfgang Zeller
- Newly recorded alternative narration based on Lotte Reiniger's own translation of her German text, spoken by actress Penelope McGhie
- The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (Lotte Reiniger, 1928, 33 mins): a series of three short films based on the classic stories by Hugh Lofting
- The Flying Coffer (Lotte Reiniger, 1921, 9 mins): a poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter
- The Secret of the Marquise (Lotte Reiniger, 1922, 2 mins): an early advert for Nivea skincare products
- The Star of Bethlehem (Vivian Milroy, 1956, 18 mins): the nativity story with music performed by the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
- The Lost Sea (Lotte Reiniger, 1974, 14 mins): the New Testament parable animated in Lottte Reiniger's inimitable style
- Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays by Jez Stewart and Philip Kemp, and a contribution by Marina Warner
