This groundbreaking film continues to be an influence on modern animators. I noticed direct tributes to the animation silhouettes of Prince Achmed by Jamie Caliri in his direction of the closing credits for the Lemony Snicket film: A Series of Unfortunate Events.
According to AWN Magazine: "More than just noting that Reiniger's Prince Achmed, begun in 1923 and released in 1926, was a pioneer feature-length animated film, one must proclaim that it is a brilliant feature, a wonderful film full of charming comedy, lyrical romance, vigorous and exciting battles, eerie magic, and truly sinister, frightening evil."
Read the full AWN Magazine biography of Lotte Reiniger: here
Working from surviving nitrate prints, German and British archivists restored the film with its original color tinting and featuring a new orchestral recording of the original score. This restored film is available via Amazon.
Lotte Reiniger: wikipedia
