REEL ODDITIES: DONKEY SKIN

October 4, 18 & 25, 2023
REEL ODDITIES:
Donkey Skin
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.
Dir: Jacques Demy / 1970 / France / 90 min

SCREENING: WED 10/4 7PM; WED 10/18 7PM; WED 10/25 7PM