The Donkey's Hide Explained

The Donkey's Hide
Director:Nadezhda Kosheverova
Story:Charles Perrault
Screenplay:Mikhail Volpin
Starring:Vladimir Etush
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Vera Novikova
Aleksandr Galibin
Music:Moisey Vaynberg
Cinematography:Eduard Rozovsky
Distributor:Lenfilm
Runtime:85 min
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

The Donkey's Hide (Russian: Ослиная шкура) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy film based on Charles Perrault's Donkeyskin.[1] [2] Participant of the KinderFilmFest program at the 1985 Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

A bunch of paintings come to life and one of them proceeds to tell the story. A princess ran away from her courtly life, disguising herself in the skin of a donkey that excreted gold coins. When a prince sees her dressed like a princess, he tries to find out who she is.

Cast

King Gaston IX

Queen Gorgette

Princess Theresa

Prince Jacques

Poet Laureate to King Gaston IX

Wicked Fairy

Robber Burabo

Madame Burabo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Фильм снят по мотивам сказок Шарля Перро.. // russia.tv. 2013-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140521224350/http://russia.tv/brand/show/brand_id/6588/. dead. 2014-05-21.
  2. Web site: Ослиная шкура. // ruskino.ru. 2013-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130824021941/http://ruskino.ru/mov/2051. live. 2013-08-24.
  3. Web site: Programme 1985. // berlinale.de. 2013-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130722185804/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/02_programm_1985/02_Programm_1985.html. live. 2013-07-22.