A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
Cinematography
Candy-colored costumes and sets that launched a thousand Tumblr blogs.
Score
Michel Legrand's earworm melodies you'll hum for weeks.
Costume
The donkey skin suit: haute couture meets roadkill.
Director
Jacques Demy
Catherine Deneuve
Princess 'Donkey Skin'
Jacques Perrin
Prince Charming
Jean Marais
The King
Delphine Seyrig
The Fairy
Fernand Ledoux
The Red King
Micheline Presle
The Red Queen
Sacha Pitoëff
The Prime Minister
Henri Crémieux
The Chief Doctor
Pierre Repp
Thibaut
Louise Chevalier
The Old Farmer
Patrick Préjean
Allard
Michel Delahaye
The Second Minister
Anne Germain
Princess 'Donkey Skin' (singing voice)
Coluche
Chanteur
Rosalie Varda
Extra (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Demy adapted Charles Perrault's 1695 tale, written for aristocratic scandal-weary audiences. The 1970 version arrived during France's post-68 hangover, making its escapism politically loaded.
Catherine Deneuve's real-life sister Françoise Dorléac was originally cast; her 1967 death in a car crash led to Deneuve taking the role, layering genuine grief under the glitter.
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