Donkey Skin (film)

Donkey Skin (French: Peau d'Âne; also known in English as Once Upon a Time and The Magic Donkey) is a 1970 French musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jacques Demy, based on Donkeyskin, a 1695 fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a king who wishes to marry his own daughter. It stars Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais, with music by Michel Legrand. Donkey Skin proved to be Demy's biggest success in France, with a total of 2,198,576 tickets sold.

Donkey Skin
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPeau d'âne
Directed byJacques Demy
Screenplay byJacques Demy
Based onDonkeyskin
1695 fairy tale
by Charles Perrault
Produced byMag Bodard
Starring
CinematographyGhislain Cloquet
Edited byAnne-Marie Cotret
Music byMichel Legrand
Production
companies
  • Parc Film
  • Marianne Productions
Distributed byCinema International Corporation
Release date
  • 20 December 1970 (1970-12-20) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$13.2 million

Donkey Skin is distributed on DVD in North America by Koch-Lorber Films. It is also available in Blu-ray format as part of Criterion's The Essential Jacques Demy collection.

In France, the film is considered a cult classic.

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