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Lotte Reinigers Märchen & Fabeln

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Title

Lotte Reinigers Märchen & Fabeln

Description

2015? Lotte Reinigers Märchen & Fabeln. AbsolutMedien. 2 DVD discs offering Reiniger's short silhouette films from 1921 through 1961. €14.90 from Merkheft, Frölich & Kaufmann. Feb., '20.

This pair of DVD's present the delightful and awe-inspiring silhouette films of Reiniger, from early silent films into the more developed silhouette films of the 1950's. Among the latter is the only fable I find among these offerings, "Der Heuschreck und die Ameise," apparently produced in London in 1953/54. As the accompanying booklet by Absolutmedien points out, Reiniger adapts this story quite substantially. The ant dismisses the grasshopper in summer and in winter. As he lies dying in the snow, a mouse and a squirrel carry him into their home and revive him. He immediately starts fiddling. The ant hears and stops by to enjoy interaction. Though the mouse and squirrel reject her, the Heuschreck accepts her in. "You worked all summer; now you can dance in winter!"

Source

€14.90 from Merkheft, Frölich & Kaufmann. Feb., '20.

Date

Collection

Carlson Fable Collection

Citation

“Lotte Reinigers Märchen & Fabeln,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed May 1, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/639.

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