It may not be exactly new to perceive silhouette figures on the screen, but it is quite another matter as they are offered here.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
1926 · 1h 6m · Not Rated
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Lotte Reiniger
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Overview
Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Enchanting.
It impresses for its exquisite craftmanship, balletic movement, expressive romanticism and moments of potent sensuousness and poetry.
The images, most of them gorgeously detailed silhouettes, are dazzling.
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