Skip to main content
1970 | Color | 89 min

A Jacques Demy film adaptation of a story by Charles Perrault. A princess follows her fairy godmother?s advice and escapes from her father. She disguises herself with a donkey?s hide, which she only takes off when she is alone. A prince sees her and falls in love


Country: Francia
Direction: Demy; Jacques
Script: Dem; Jacques
Production: Bodar; Mag
Photography: Dugie; Ghislain
Sound: Hervee; André
Music: Legrand; Michel
Cast:Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle, Delphine Seyrig

Director Movies

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Los paraguas de Cherburgo

Geneviève, a beautiful young Frenchwoman who sells umbrellas at a small-town boutique, falls for dashing mechanic Guy. Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian War. Though pregnant by Guy, Geneviève marries an older businessman, Roland, and begins to move on with her life. Throughout the film, all the dialogue is conveyed through song.

See More

Lola

Lola, a cabaret dancer, raises her son by herself. The boy?s father left her seven years ago. Lola awaits him while singing, dancing and eventually loving the transient sailors. Roland Cassard, a childhood friend, runs into Lola and falls in love with her. But she chooses to wait for Michel

See More

Los paraguas de Cherburgo

Genevieve Emery loves Guy Foucher. Mrs. Emery, who owns an umbrella shop, is against her daughter?s romance with the young mechanic. Guy is called by the Military service to war in Argelia. Upon his departure, Genevieve gives herself to him and becomes pregnant. She rarely hears from Guy. Pushed by her mother, Genevieve accepts the marriage proposal of wealthy gem dealer Roland Cassard. Years later, during a snowy Christmas Eve

See More

Related News

Cuatro cortometrajes del 22° FICM presentados en la 64ª Semana de la Crítica tuvieron una función especial en Paris
Four 22nd FICM short films, presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week, got a special screening in Paris
El FICM presentó cuatro cortometrajes mexicanos en una función especial en la 64ª Semana de la Crítica de Cannes
FICM presented four Mexican short films in a special screening at the 64th Critics' Week at Cannes
Collage
Short films from the 22nd FICM presented at the 64th Cannes Critics' Week to be screened in Paris
CAYÓ DE LA GLORIA EL DIABLO
CAYÓ DE LA GLORIA EL DIABLO