# Donkey Skin (1970)

> A visually extravagant French fairy-tale musical follows a princess who escapes an incestuous royal marriage in a donkey-skin disguise and finds love beyond the palace.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3088

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance
- Director: Jacques Demy
- Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Fernand Ledoux, Micheline Presle, Sacha Pitoëff, Henri Crémieux
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066207/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: whimsical, dreamy, romantic, family movie night, fairy tale marathon

## Synopsis

A whimsical tale of love and transformation unfolds in a magical kingdom.

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- [The Little Prince (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/23554)
- [The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/3338)
- [Pierrot le Fou (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/1851)
- [Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/119256)
- [Belle de Jour (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/526)
- [Tale of Tales (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/195931)
- [Cinderella (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/93610)
- [A Woman Is a Woman (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/19734)

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