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| Donkey Skin |  |
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| Year | | |
1971 |
| Original title | | |
Peau d'âne |
| Original lang. | | |
French |
| Country | | |
France |
| Genre | | |
Romance |
| Length | | |
1:30 |
| Director | | |
Jacques Demy |
| Writer | | |
Jacques Demy
Charles Perrault |
| Company | | |
Janus Films |
| Starring | | |
Catherine Deneuve
Jean Marais
Jacques Perrin
Micheline Presle
Delphine Seyrig
Fernand Ledoux
Henri Crémieux
Sacha Pitoëff
Pierre Repp
Jean Servais
Georges Adet
Annick Berger
Romain Bouteille
Louise Chevalier
Sylvain Corthay |
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On her deathbed, the queen of strange and distant land asks her husband, the king, never to marry again anyone less beautiful than she. In the whole kingdom, only one woman is more beautiful than the dead queen -- her young daughter. In respect of his former wife's wishes, the king asks his daughter to marry him. Shocked, the princess appeals to a garden fairy to help her. The fairy tells the princess to set the king a series of impossible challenges to dissuade him from marrying her. First, the princess asks her father to give her a dress in the colour of time. The dress is duly provided and the princess tries a harder challenge. She demands the skin of the magical donkey which excretes jewels instead of the usual brown matter. The king obliges and the princess acquires an unusual new addition to her wardrobe. In despair, the princess flees to a nearby farm, wearing the donkey's skin, and offers to work as a skivvy. Here, she meets a young prince who, on seeing her dressed in her beautiful gown, falls madly in love with her. The prince becomes ill with love and asks for a cake to be made. In the cake he finds a ring, which he is certain belongs to the woman he loves...
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