Die Barcarole

Among Lotte Reinigers 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 eg 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