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Donkey Skin

1970 · 90 min

A dreamlike, playful fairy tale with lush visuals, catchy songs, and a sly, surreal charm that feels both innocent and subversive.

Directed by: Jacques Demy
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Music
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais

Tagline: The skin of an animal hid her captivating beauty that only a prince could discover!
Overview: A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

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Directed by: Jacques Demy
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Music
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
family
freedom
class
Places: fantasy world
countryside
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: musical
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: fantasy, comedy, music, romance
Directed by: Jacques Demy
Written by: Jacques Demy
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Fernand Ledoux, Micheline Presle, Sacha Pitoëff, Henri Crémieux
Music: Michel Legrand
Cinematography: Ghislain Cloquet
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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