The Donkey's Hide

1982 film

1982 (1982)

Running time

85 minCountrySoviet UnionLanguageRussian

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

Vladimir Etush: King Gaston IX
Svetlana Nemolyaeva: Queen Gorgette
Vera Novikova: Princess Theresa
Aleksandr Galibin: Prince Jacques
Zinoviy Gerdt: Poet Laureate to King Gaston IX
Tatyana Pelttser: Wicked Fairy
Valentina Panina: Good Fairy
Nikolai Karachentsov: Robber Burabo
Lyudmila Makarova: Madame Burabo
Sergei Parshin: Redhead
Boris Arakelov: Gendarme
Aleksandr Domashov: Dandy
Sergey Filippov: Courtier
Sergei Ivanov: Courtier
Mariya Barabanova: Blind Old Woman

References

^ "Фильм снят по мотивам сказок Шарля Перро". // russia.tv. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^ "Ослиная шкура". // ruskino.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^ "Programme 1985". // berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-08-18.(in German)