Carmen seduces a soldier. She takes him home to the Gypsy camp, and while he sleeps, she steals his clothes and weapons.
Prosper Mérimée
Germany
Is it worth your time? If you have ten minutes and a strange curiosity about 1930s silhouette animation, sure. It’s not going to change your life, but it’s definitely distinct. People who like traditional narrative structures might find the whole bull-riding ending a bit too bizarre to handle. If you prefer your cinema...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lotte Reiniger
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is it worth your time? If you have ten minutes and a strange curiosity about 1930s silhouette animation, sure. It’s not going to change your life, but it’s definitely distinct. People who like traditional narrative structures might find the whole bull-riding ending a bit too bizarre to handle. If you prefer your cinema grounded in reality, stay away. Lotte Reiniger’s work always feels like looking through a telescope at a shadow puppet theater that somehow came to life. There is this mechanical..."
