"Director: Lotte Reiniger"

• The Adventures of Prince Achmed (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2013) from £16.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Adventures of Prince Achmed was the first feature-length animation in film history created by Lotte Reiniger and hand-tinted frame by frame. Based on 'The Arabian Nights' this classic film tells the epic tale of Prince Achmed who is tricked into mounting a magical flying horse by a wicked sorcerer. The horse carries Achmed off on a series of adventures over the course of which he joins forces with a young Aladdin battles ogres and monsters and romances the beautiful Princess Peri Banu. Newly mastered to High Definition this exquisite film is presented with the original Wolfgang Zeller score as well as a newly-created track which combines the Zeller score with a voice over (by actress Penelope McGhie) based on Reiniger's own telling of the tale. Also included in this Dual Format Edition is an extensive selection of Lotte Reiniger's celebrated animated shorts including The Lost Son Star of Bethlehem The Flying Coffer and the 'Dr Dolittle' films (Trip to Africa In Cannibal Land The Lion's Den). Special Features: New High Definition transfer of the film All films presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Original Wolfgang Zeller score Optional narration soundtrack The Flying Coffer (1921 9 mins): the Emperor of China banishes his daughter's mortal suitors in Lotte Reiniger's first film using silhouette animation The Marquess' Secret (1922 2 mins): early advertising film for Nivea Dr Dolittle and His Animals (1928 31 mins): a series of three short films about the famous doctor and his menagerie The Lost Son (14 mins): a prodigal son returns in Lotte Reiniger's colour version of the Biblical story Star of Bethlehem (18 mins): three wise men follow the star to Bethlehem animated in colour by Lotte Reiniger

• Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the BFI's highly successful DVD release of The Adventures of Prince Achmed by the pioneer of silhouette animation Lotte Reiniger we now present a 2-disc DVD of her original and lively versions of classic fairy tales including Cinderella Aladdin and his Magic Lamp The Sleeping Beauty Snow White and Rose Red Puss in Boots Jack and the Beanstalk Thumbelina and Hansel and Gretel. With wonderful music and charming narrations these films will appeal to children and adults alike. Disc One 1. Cinderella (1922) 2. The Death Feigning Chinaman (1928) 3. The Golden Goose (1944) 4. Aladdin and his Magic Lamp (1954) 5. The Frog Prince (1954) 6. The Gallant Little Tailor (1954) 7. Sleeping Beauty (1954) 8. Snow White and Rose Red (1954) 9. Cinderella (1954) 10. Puss in Boots (1954) Disc Two 1. The Magic Horse (1954) 2. The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954) 3. The Three Wishes (1954) 4. Thumbelina (1954) 5. The Caliph Stork (1954) 6. H''nsel and Gretel (1954) 7. Jack and the Beanstalk (1955) 8. The Little Chimney Sweep (1956) 9. The Frog Prince (1961) 10. The Art of Lotte Reiniger (1970) 11. Mike Figgis's selection (2008)

• The Adventures Of Prince Achmed | DVD | (23/07/2001) from £20.96   |  Saving you £-0.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'The Adventures of Prince Achmed' premiered in Germany on 23rd September 1926 hailed as the first full-length animated film in the history of cinema. Seventy-five years on this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation - lively delicate inventive stirring and romantic. Taken from ""The Arabian Nights"" the story tells of a wicked sorcerer who lures Prince Achmed onto a magical flying horse and sends him off on a flight to his death. The Prince foil

• The GPO Story | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  By the way of an introduction to the GPO Classic Collection, The GPO Story, co-produced by The Post Office and the BBC, tells the story of the GPO Film Unit's bold experiments in movie-making. Extracts from many of the classics are included, as are interviews with many of the GPO film-makers, including Harry Watt, Basil Wright, Stuart Legg, Edgar Anstey, Chick Fowle, Pat Jackson, R.Q. McNaughton, Ralph Bond and Ken Cameron. Also included are six colour animated films from the 1930s: