DONKEY SKIN

Donkey Skin
Saturday, October 10 · 7 PM
JACQUES DEMY | France, 1970, 1h30 | DCP
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig…

The blue king promises his dying queen that he will only remarry a woman more beautiful than she. Years later, he decides to marry his daughter, as she alone can rival the beauty of his beloved wife…

With Donkey Skin, Jacques Demy continues his enchanting endeavor by adapting a popular fairy tale. The vibrant colors, sumptuous costumes, marvelous sets, and songs by Michel Legrand create a film of great freedom, where the anachronisms emphasize its timelessness.

The viewer, young or old, delights in this world where the wealth of a kingdom rests on the digestion of a donkey, is thrilled by the time-colored dresses, and revolts against a father's greed…

Behind the tale and its enchantments, the film also speaks of emancipation, desire, and the power of imagination. Each generation can find its own wonder and discover, through Demy's lens, the full power of cinema.

In partnership with the City of Perpignan for the occasion of the Medieval Trobades.

Free entry · reservation recommended

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