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In a fairytale kingdom, the King swore to his dying wife that he will not remarry unless his new wife was as beautiful as she. Thus, he is compelled to wed his own daughter. The fairy godmother tries to save the girl from this incestuous fate by telling her to make impossible demands for her wedding gifts. One such demand is for the skin of a magic donkey who serves as the King’s banker. Demy’s homage to ‘Snow White’ and ‘Beauty and the beast’ suffers at times from very a kitsch art direction. It has, with time, achieved cult status in France and become a family favourite.
Credits: Producer, Philippe Dussart ; director, Jacques Demy ; writer, Jacques Demy ; photography, Ghislain Cloquet ; music, Michel Legrand.
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux, Pierre Repp, Sacha Pitoeff, Henri Cremieux, Sylvain Corthet.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
X000239
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Not Applicable
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)