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Donkey Skin

Tuesday, May 14 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Free

In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean Marais). A topsy-turvy riches-to-rags fable with songs by Michel Legrand, Donkey Skin creates a tactile fantasy world that’s perched on the border between the earnest and the satiric, and features Delphine Seyrig in a delicious supporting role as a fashionable fairy godmother.

*Screened in French with English-language subtitles.*

  • Director: Jacques Demy
  • Year: 1970
  • Country: France
  • Runtime: 90 minutes