The Adventures of Prince Achmed

I recently had the pleasure of watching The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Lotte Reiniger's 1926 animated masterpiece of paper-cut silhouettes. If you're interested in animation, I cannot recommend this enough—Reiniger's simple silhouettes are often more engaging than many of today's animated offerings, and elements that are relatively basic (music, use of negative space, movement, characterization) combine into an amazingly effective whole—an excellent lesson in storytelling. Available to rent or buy online.