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The Star of Bethlehem

Shadow Play: The Animated Films of Lotte Reiniger • 19m

Directed by Vivian Milroy and Lotte Reiniger • 1956 • United Kingdom

Lotte Reiniger combines her trademark silhouette animation with gorgeous color backdrops to tell the story of the Nativity.

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