阿赫迈德王子历险记

"The Adventures of Prince Achmed" is adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights." The story recounts the following: An evil sorcerer presents a magical flying horse to the Caliph in exchange for marriage to the Caliph's daughter, Dinarsade. Prince Achmed despises this deal and persuades his father to refuse the sorcerer. To take revenge on the prince, the sorcerer chants a spell, tricking the prince into mounting the flying horse. The horse soars into the sky, embarking on a long and perilous adventure. Throughout his journey, the prince overcomes various calamities and arrives at the enchanted island of Wak-Wak, where he falls in love with the princess Pari Banu. After a series of twists and turns, the prince finally wins the princess's heart and returns with her to his father's palace. 　　This German classic animation, steeped in the charm of Eastern culture, holds a significant place in the history of world animation and cinema. It is the world's first feature-length animated film. Director Lotte Reiniger used hand-cut scissors to shape her characters, connecting their body parts with threads as hinges. During filming, the characters were placed on a glass stage with lighting projected from below and the camera shooting from above. Between each frame, the characters' positions were adjusted only slightly, creating a seamless series of movements. The film was shot on 35mm film and runs for 65 minutes. This pioneering classic introduced a new genre to the art of cinema. As a typical silent film produced on the eve of the advent of sound cinema, each segment of the film is interspersed with German intertitles to explain the plot.