Tuesday, September 27, 2005

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1927)

Beautifully animated, if you can call it that, tale of adventure straight outta Germany, dog. This film is entirely done with the silhouettes of big cardboard cut-outs either shot a frame at a time or several in succession as a cut-out-ateer moves them. The narrative is a fantastic adventure following a prince and his various adventures taking him to magic mountains, Alladin's palace, and China... or something. It's silent and short and really worth checking out if you enjoy silent, foreign, animated films from the 1920s or if you just like good films. A truly unique experience.

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