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The Adventures Of Prince Achmed - The Oldest Influential Surviving Animated Feature:
This week's video essay is focused on examining the influential feature film from Lotte Reiniger, The Adventures Of Prince Achmed! Vibrant and exciting, The Adventures Of Prince Achmed not only tells an imaginative story, but also delivers a distinct animation style and technical achievements that would go on to influence the shape of the animation industry for the next century. Lotte Reiniger's influence is apparent in filmmakers as varied as Walt Disney and Francis Ford Coppola, demonstrating effortlessly that animation isn't simply a children's medium. It goes without saying that The Adventures Of Prince Achmed is essential viewing.

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