Donkey Skin
Peau d'âne
The skin of an animal hid her captivating beauty that only a prince could discover!
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?
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
La princesse
Catherine Deneuve
La reine bleue
Jean Marais
Le roi bleu
Jacques Perrin
Le prince charmant
Micheline Presle
La reine rouge, la seconde reine
Delphine Seyrig
La fée des Lilas
Fernand Ledoux
Le roi rouge, le seconde roi
Henri Crémieux
Le chef des médecins
Sacha Pitoëff
Le premier ministre (The Minister)
Pierre Repp
Thibaud - l'intendant
Jean Servais
Le récitant
Michel Legrand
Composer
Ghislain Cloquet
Cinematographer
