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Donkey Skin
Oct. 8th, 2005 09:02 pmJust finished watching the 1971 french film Donkey Skin directed by Jacques Demy, the director of the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, on DVD courtesy of netflix. The film stars Catherine Deneuve, Jaques Perrin, and Jean Marais and is a smorgesborg of colorful images and symbols. Extras contain three tid-bits worthy of viewage: 1) footage of an old interview with Jacques Demy, 2) three French analysts deciphering the symbols and themes, and 3)a review of the book art related to the fairy tale from 1700s onwards.
The fairy tale was written by Charles Perrault in the 1700s for children. A fantastical tale against incest told by nurses to children. (Or so the analysts stated in their discussion.)
( Donkey Skin, Incest Taboo, and the Beauty Myth, cut for spoilers on the film, although if you've read the fairy tale, I doubt you need to worry. )
If you've never seen this film and are a film buff or into fairy tales, I heartily recommend it. It's available on DVD and you can get it through netflix. The film is a beautiful one, with all sorts of colors and symbols. Also some lovely songs. It is in French with subtitles.
Well worth the time.
The fairy tale was written by Charles Perrault in the 1700s for children. A fantastical tale against incest told by nurses to children. (Or so the analysts stated in their discussion.)
( Donkey Skin, Incest Taboo, and the Beauty Myth, cut for spoilers on the film, although if you've read the fairy tale, I doubt you need to worry. )
If you've never seen this film and are a film buff or into fairy tales, I heartily recommend it. It's available on DVD and you can get it through netflix. The film is a beautiful one, with all sorts of colors and symbols. Also some lovely songs. It is in French with subtitles.
Well worth the time.
