Jacques Demy and Catherine Deneuve on set — 12 minutes of pure French New Wave magic.
Writer / director Jacques Demy and actors Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais are interviewed on the set of 'Le peau d'ane'.
Production
Demy's candy-colored set design in glorious behind-the-scenes detail.
Acting
Deneuve's quiet focus between fairy-tale takes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Demy shot 'Peau d'Âne' in Brittany's Paimpol standing in for 'medieval' France, and the documentary captures the tension between location authenticity and his deliberately fake aesthetic.
This 1970 set visit captures Deneuve at peak 'Belle de Jour'/'Peau d'Âne' stardom — the moment she became international cinema's cool blonde archetype, not just French cinema's.
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