Donkey Skin

– A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Original Name:
Peau d'âne
Donkey Skin (1970) - Also known as Peau d'âne

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

Donkey Skin (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Dec 1970

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Jacques Demy

Writer:

Charles Perrault (fairy tale), Jacques Demy

Main Actors:

Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle

Plot:

The education of a princess wrapped in a love story. A king and queen live happily until her sudden death. The king decides to marry his lovely daughter. She's willing, but the Lily Fairy serves as a social conscience, intent on thwarting incest. She instructs the princess to request a series of dresses impossible to make; however, the king's tailor succeeds. So the fairy plots the princess's escape, wearing the skin of the king's prize donkey. She's spirited away to be a scullery maid dressed in the noisome skin. A wandering prince sees her in the woods and is smitten. Can love find its course, and does the princess learn a lesson of life's hardships?

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Koch Lorber Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
Metacritic:
70%