Peau d'âne 1970

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It doesn't come off, despite a dazzling color design and imaginative sets, perhaps because Demy's extremely rarefied talent for fantasy needs to be anchored by a touch of the real. Read more

Janice Page, Boston Globe: Even if the restoration doesn't make Donkey Skin this New Wave icon's best effort, it's now that much more worthy of keeping company with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: An ironically enchanting entertainment for grown-ups. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Donkey Skin is told with the simplicity and beauty of a child's fairy tale, but with emotional undertones and a surrealistic style that adults are more likely to appreciate. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Even on paper this couldn't have seemed such a terrific idea. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Demy loved romantic naivete, but he loved the wreckage of human whim just as much, and for him this chestnut harbored both in its shell. Read more