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- 2004
- Janus Films
- 1 h 31 m
- 2004
- Janus Films
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Jacques Demy's 1970 film is a lyrical fantasy based on a fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
Directed By: Jacques Demy
Written By: Charles Perrault, Jacques Demy
- 2004
- Janus Films
- 1 h 31 m
- 2004
- Janus Films
- 1 h 31 m
Donkey Skin (re-release)
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6.3
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Summary Jacques Demy's 1970 film is a lyrical fantasy based on a fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
Directed By: Jacques Demy
Written By: Charles Perrault, Jacques Demy
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
70
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Tuneful, colorful, delightful.
It's practically a primer on how to rework a literary classic into an impressively restrained movie with something fresh and intelligent to say.
It's both innocent and bizarre, with a mischievous sense of fantasy marked by simple but striking cinematic magic.
Told with the simplicity and beauty of a child's fairy tale, but with emotional undertones and a surrealistic style that adults are more likely to appreciate.
An enjoyable hour-and-a-half for adults that creates a wholly unique world of colorful sets, costumes, and characters.
Seasonally it's more appropriate as a May Day bacchanal, but in any month Demy's movie makes for an evocative globe-paperweight tableau of its place and time, and a concise demonstration of the disquietude inherent in classic fairy tales.
It 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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
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6.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
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Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
