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Thumbelina

1954 · 10 min

Delicate silhouette animation that unfolds like a moving storybook, gentle and quietly enchanting.

Directed by
Carl Koch, Lotte Reiniger
Genres
Animation, Fantasy
Overview
Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina told the tale of a tiny girl grown from seed to be a companion to an old woman, Reiniger has her Thumbelina born spontaneously and magically from a flower, beholden to none but herself.

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Directed by
Carl Koch, Lotte Reiniger
Genres
Animation, Fantasy
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • freedom
    • identity
    • nature
    Places
    • fantasy world
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Genres
    animation, fantasy
    Directed by
    Carl Koch, Lotte Reiniger
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    United Kingdom

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