I really like Disney and their versions of classic fairytale....but they always seem to scrub off the weirdness of it all. And no, Alice and Wonderland is not the same weird im talking about.
Thats not like wearing a donkey skin rug weird. And ultimately thats what the titular donkey skin is about, it confronts how the fairytales we love ultimately in some form do have uncomfortable and that includes stuff like the topic of incest.
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Donkey Skin
The skin of an animal hid her captivating beauty that only a prince could discover!
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
12/16/1970Runtime
90 minsOverview
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
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$13,200,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A gorgeously surreal fairy tale where a princess flees her father's inappropriate desires by hiding beneath a donkey skin, complete with anachronistic songs and dreamlike set pieces. It's equal parts tender romance and unsettling comedy, rendered in vivid color and theatrical production design.
Mood
WhimsicalBittersweetPlayful
Themes
FamilyIdentityLove
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Meditative
Look
PainterlyStylized genre
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Sexual content
Catherine Deneuve
Princess 'Donkey Skin'
Jacques Perrin
Prince Charming
Jean Marais
The King
Delphine Seyrig
The Fairy
Fernand Ledoux
The Red King
Micheline Presle
The Red Queen
Sacha Pitoëff
The Prime Minister
Henri Crémieux
The Chief Doctor
Pierre Repp
Thibaut
Louise Chevalier
The Old Farmer
Patrick Préjean
Allard
Michel Delahaye
The Second Minister
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