Donkey Skin

Synopsis

To escape a forced marriage to her grieving, widowed king father, a beautiful princess disguises herself in the skin of a magical donkey that produces gold, fleeing to a nearby forest to live as a scullery maid until a charming prince discovers her secret through a magic mirror and bakes a cake containing her ring. Jacques Demy's enchanting, pop-art musical fairy tale adapted from Charles Perrault starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, and Delphine Seyrig.