Donkey Skin
Peau d'âne (original)
In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean Marais). A topsy-turvy riches-to-rags fable with songs by Michel Legrand, DONKEY SKIN creates a tactile fantasy world that’s perched on the border between the earnest and the satiric, and features Delphine Seyrig in a delicious supporting role as a fashionable fairy godmother.
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Fernand Ledoux, Micheline Presle, Sacha Pitoëff, Henri Crémieux, Pierre Repp, Louise Chevalier
Watch "Donkey Skin" on Criterion Channel released in 1970. It's a fantasy and music movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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