Free French Film, Films on the Green: Donkey Skin

Directed by Jacques Demy, 1970, France, Fantasy/Musical, in French with English Subtitles, Not Rated, 90m

Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle

Based on the fairy tale Peau d’Ane by Charles Perrault, Les Coignard, 1694, France. Donkey Skin, published in the United States
by Echo Library, 2006.

The queen dies. Before her last breath, she makes her husband promise that he will only marry a woman more beautiful than
herself. The king finds only one person that meets these conditions: the princess, his own daughter.

“Donkey Skin” is told with the simplicity and beauty of a child’s fairy tale, but with emotional undertones and a surrealistic style
that adults are more likely to appreciate.” –Chicago SunTimes