Violet
Darkling loses herself from time to time in the magic and mysterious stories
created by the German
animator Lotte Reiniger whose short
silhouette animation films are pure sources of inspiration and delight. The
highly creative author was fascinated with the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry to the extent of
building her own puppet theatre so she could put on shows for her family and
friends. Her passion did not stop there though as she left us a great
collection of short animation films made to transport us back to our childhood.
If
you have enough quirky curiosity to watch these black and white silhouette
animations, interpretations of classic myths and fairytales such as One
Thousand and One Nights, Wilhelm Hauff and The Brothers Grimm, then you should
definitely start with ‘The Magic Horse’, which is an authentic and artistic
interpretation of an extraordinary myth from the ancient city of Baghdad. Just
remember to come back down to earth after watching these short inspirational art
pieces!