EAN : 5035673011652

Category : Bluray/DVD
Subcategory : Indies

Date added : 2017-11-08

Notes : United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player, or on standard US Blu-Ray player. You need multi-region Blu-Ray player to view it in USA/Canada.

LANGUAGES: Silent ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Silent ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles)
SPECIAL FEATURES: Blu-Ray & DVD Combo, Interactive Menu, Scene Access

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 influential film, which is presented here with a choice of soundtracks and a selection of rarely seen sort films.

Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
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 (Lotter Reiniger, 1921, 9 mins): a poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter T
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 Son (Lotte Reiniger, 1974, 14 mins): the New Testament parable animated in Lotte Reiniger's style

Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays by Jez Stewart and Philip Kemp, and a contribution by Marina Warner