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Donkey Skin
Peau d'âne
1970 90 min France G 0+
★7.3
Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance
Director: Jacques Demy
🎭 Based on
«Donkeyskin»
byCharles Perrault
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Description
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
Worldwide:
$13.2M
Starring
Catherine Deneuve
Actor
Jean Marais
Actor
Jacques Perrin
Actor
Awards
1 win total
Key opinion
Jacques Demy's Peau d'âne is a visually enchanting and whimsical adaptation that balances the innocence of a fairy tale with sophisticated, adult-oriented irony. It is widely praised for its iconic performances, vibrant aesthetic, and the musical contributions of Michel Legrand.
| Acting | Catherine Deneuve delivers an organic and definitive performance as the fairy-tale princess, supported by an excellent cast including Jean Marais and Delphine Seyrig. | |
| Production | The production design, characterized by lavish costumes, enchanting sets, and a vivid color palette, defines the film's unique aesthetic identity. | |
| Score | Michel Legrand's delicate and charming musical score provides the perfect melodic foundation for the film's whimsical tone. | |
| Originality | The film succeeds in blending traditional fairy-tale tropes with witty, adult-oriented satire and surprising, modernistic flourishes like the helicopter sequence. | |
| Screenplay | Viewers are divided on the film's central narrative conceit; some find the King’s incestuous pursuit of his daughter to be a disturbing or nonsensical premise, while others appreciate it as an ironic, Freudian-tinged fairy-tale element. |