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Peau d'Ane (1970)
Director: Jacques Demy
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Even on paper this couldn't have seemed such a terrific idea, and Demy's attempt to fuse Cocteau with Disney via one of Perrault's less endearing conceits (a gold-shitting donkey) contrives to be both garish and coyly tasteful. Deneuve sings four Michel Legrand ballads whose resemblance to each other is matched by their resemblance to the composer's earlier work, while a soppy Perrin emerges as more Prince Charles than Prince Charming. To its credit are Delphine Seyrig as a chic, malicious Fairy Godmother, and Marais as the genuinely Cocteau-esque King.Author: GAd
Cast & crew
Director: Jacques Demy
Producer: Mag Bodard
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux, Sacha Pitoeff, Henri Crémieux full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 89 mins
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