The education of a princess wrapped in a love story. A king and queen live happily until her sudden death. The king decides to marry his lovely daughter. She's willing, but the Lily Fairy serves as a social conscience, intent on thwarting incest. She instructs the princess to request a series of dresses impossible to make; however, the king's tailor succeeds. So the fairy plots the princess's escape, wearing the skin of the king's prize donkey. She's spirited away to be a scu... (Full plot summary below)
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The education of a princess wrapped in a love story. A king and queen live happily until her sudden death. The king decides to marry his lovely daughter. She's willing, but the Lily Fairy serves as a social conscience, intent on thwarting incest. She instructs the princess to request a series of dresses impossible to make; however, the king's tailor succeeds. So the fairy plots the princess's escape, wearing the skin of the king's prize donkey. She's spirited away to be a scullery maid dressed in the noisome skin. A wandering prince sees her in the woods and is smitten. Can love find its course, and does the princess learn a lesson of life's hardships?
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| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullIf you see just one film with a donkey that craps gold and jewels, see this one. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageEven if the restoration doesn't make Donkey Skin this New Wave icon's best effort, it's now that much more worthy of keeping company with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewEven on paper this couldn't have seemed such a terrific idea. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrIt doesn't come off, despite a dazzling color design and imaginative sets, perhaps because Demy's extremely rarefied talent for fantasy needs to be anchored by a touch of the real. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisAn ironically enchanting entertainment for grown-ups. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[B]ursts with wild colors, a simmering sexuality, and a Broadway-style score... this is a sumptuous experience, emotionally, visually, and aurally... |
| User ReviewCilda F"mon enfant, mettez fin à vos égarements" -la fée des lilas |
| User ReviewEmily Hpossibly better than umbrellas of cherbourg... love, love, LOVE this movie! |
| User ReviewDavid HSuch a charming and grotueske Fairy Tale Catherine Deneuve is so beautiful and the Requisites, the Scenery and the Music is bewichting |
| User ReviewNathalie KThis IS my ultimate FAVORITE fairy tale of all time. It's in French subtitles, a strange storyline, but this movie is my #1. It's soooo ethereal and enchanting -a love story of the most different kind. |
