Die Barcarole

Die Barcarole

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 9, 1924

Runtime

0h 4m

Genres

Animation

Original Title

Die Barcarole

Production Companies

Werbefilm GmbH Julius Pinschewer

Director

Lotte Reiniger

Description

Among Lotte Reiniger's commissioned pieces are several advertising films for the Julius Pinschewer agency, including: "Das Geheimnis der Marquisin" (The Secret of the Marquise) for Nivea skin cream and "Die Barcarole" (The Barcarole) for Pralinés Mauxion dessert. Other pieces commissioned by Pinschewer (e.g. a commercial for ink) are considered lost. "Die Barcarole" is an unusual take on the "Romeo and Juliet" theme, with the suitors arriving in Venetian gondolas (a barcarole is a musical piece whose measure is designed to resemble the swaying of a gondola).