Werbefilm GmbH Julius Pinschewer

Lotte Reiniger applies her charming cutout animation technique to this early advertisement for the Nivea skin care company.

A short film by Walther Ruttmann.

Avantgarde film about an exhibition.

An animated commercial for tire company Excelsior Reifen.

Nestlé ad by Pinschewer.

An advertisement for Kantorowicz-Liköre, wherein our protagonists suffer no ill effects whatsoever from consuming alcohol.

Commercial for the GESOLEI health and art exhibition in Düsseldorf.

Mauxion ad by Pinschewer.

The Emperor of China hears a nightingale sing, and decides to capture her, yet he fails. So he tries at least to have her call imitated, yet there everybody at his court fails, so he offers a prize for success in this - the marriage with his daughter. Two Europeans hear of it - a Mr. Tri-Ergon (record label) and a Mr. Trichter (recording horn). Both try with their recording devices to cut a record of the Nightingale.

Beyer ad by Pinschewer.

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).

Excelsior ad by Pinschewer.

Aspirin ad by Pinschewer.

In this animated commercial for the German Savings Banks and Giro Association, a man loses his wallet as he heads off on vacation. An honest finder risks everything to return it to him, then passes on a well-intentioned tip: “Give the savings bank your fare and travel cash-free!”

Perfume ad by Pinschewer.

A commercial for Stollwerck chocolate.

A commercial for Stollwerck chocolate.