The Winner

The Winner 1921

5.60

An animated commercial for tire company Excelsior Reifen.

1921

The Secret of the Marquise

The Secret of the Marquise 1922

6.30

Lotte Reiniger applies her charming cutout animation technique to this early advertisement for the Nivea skin care company.

1922

The Climb

The Climb 1926

6.80

Commercial for the GESOLEI health and art exhibition in Düsseldorf.

1926

The Wonder

The Wonder 1922

6.30

An advertisement for Kantorowicz-Liköre, wherein our protagonists suffer no ill effects whatsoever from consuming alcohol.

1922

Die chinesische Nachtigall

Die chinesische Nachtigall 1929

1

The Emperor of China hears a nightingale sing, and decides to capture her, yet he fails. So he tries at least to have her call imitated, yet there everybody at his court fails, so he offers a prize for success in this - the marriage with his daughter. Two Europeans hear of it - a Mr. Tri-Ergon (record label) and a Mr. Trichter (recording horn). Both try with their recording devices to cut a record of the Nightingale.

1929

KIPHO

KIPHO 1925

5.00

Avantgarde film about an exhibition.

1925

Die Barcarole

Die Barcarole 1924

1

Among Lotte Reiniger's commissioned pieces are several advertising films for the Julius Pinschewer agency, including: "Das Geheimnis der Marquisin" (The Secret of the Marquise) for Nivea skin cream and "Die Barcarole" (The Barcarole) for Pralinés Mauxion dessert. Other pieces commissioned by Pinschewer (e.g. a commercial for ink) are considered lost. "Die Barcarole" is an unusual take on the "Romeo and Juliet" theme, with the suitors arriving in Venetian gondolas (a barcarole is a musical piece whose measure is designed to resemble the swaying of a gondola).

1924

Am Nil

Am Nil 1921

1

Excelsior ad by Pinschewer.

1921

Die Ferien-Reise

Die Ferien-Reise 1930

1

In this animated commercial for the German Savings Banks and Giro Association, a man loses his wallet as he heads off on vacation. An honest finder risks everything to return it to him, then passes on a well-intentioned tip: “Give the savings bank your fare and travel cash-free!”

1930