Silhouettenfilme

Gerhard Gruber, Silent film pianist (AT)
Lotte Reiniger and her silhouette films

From 6 years | Duration: 75 minutes

PROGRAMMKINO WELS
Tuesday June 18, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.

"Fairy tales where not only the Frog King is thrown against the wall"

As a child, the Berliner Lotte Reiniger was fascinated by Chinese shadow play and began creating her own stories at an early age, which she performed within her family circle. She gained fame through the feature-length silhouette film "The Adventures of Prince Achmed."

In the 1950s, she produced many fairy-tale silhouette films in England, some of which are presented here with musical accompaniment by the silent film pianist Gerhard Gruber.

These short films are treasures in the world of animation.

Authoress: Lotte Reiniger (1899 - 1981)
Music: Gerhard Gruber
Copyright Photos: Christel Strobel (Agency for Primrose Productions, Munich)
About Gerhard Gruber:
Since 1988, Gerhard Gruber has been a piano accompanist for silent films. He has accompanied over 650 different silent films worldwide, and his musical language is improvisation. The essential triad of Film-Audience-Music is crucial for him, ensuring that no performance is identical to another. He always seeks to be seduced anew by the films and aims to transmit this tension to the audience.
www.silentfilmpianist.com