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Adventures of Prince Achmed (PG) WITH LIVE SCORE
Sallis Benney Theatre 6:45PM
Dir: Lotte Reiniger. Germany 1926. 66mins.
The first ever feature length animation, Lotte Reiniger’s ‘silhouette film’ still feels fresh and exciting 80 years after its original release.
Inspired by elements of The Arabian Nights …PRINCE ACHMED is outstanding in its ingenious and delicate use of silhouetted characters - Reiniger was inspired by Chinese and Indonesian shadowplay and adapted this ancient art for the cinema. We are treated to a splendid cast: Prince Achmed, Princess Peri Banu, the Witch of the Fiery Mountain, the Evil Sorcerer, the Magic Horse and Aladdin. The combination of the silhouettes with colour tinted landscapes is evocative and totally captivating.
Appealing to all ages the film is presented with a new live score, composed and performed by Geoff Smith on hammered dulcimers with voice. Geoff has an increasing reputation for his cine-concerts and composition for the screen and provides a suitably atmospheric and nuanced score for this wonderful animation.
"It's a tribute to Smith that his music was able to bring this wonderful movie to life." The Financial Times
www.dulcimer.co.uk/biog/AchmedWeb.pdf
WITH LIVE SCORE from GEOFF SMITH on hammered dulcimers with voice.
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