The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926)

A sorcerer conjures up a flying horse which he shows to the Caliph. Enchanted, the Caliph offers to buy the horse but the sorcerer refuses. But when the Caliph offers any treasure in his kingdom in exchange for the horse, he agrees ..... the price? The Caliph's daughter! Partly based on ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS by Hanna Diyab and directed by Lotte Reiniger. This is the oldest surviving animated feature film and it's a true delight! Featuring genies, magic lamps, witches, demons, floating palaces and more. Reiniger's movie features silhouette animation which is similar to Wayang shadow puppets but animated frame by frame. The film may be 96 years old but it's not a creaky relic. It still sparks the imagination and the movie is a must see to anyone interested in the art of animation. I'm not much of an animation enthusiast but I was thoroughly enchanted.