Lang’s Fairy Books meet Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Rhyming Doo-wop films, Donkey Skin and The Brothers Grimm. Alice hates fun. You watch Jacques Demy’s Donkey Skin carefully. French New Wave. The phone is fine, but why’s there a helicopter? Flaying a donkey and wearing its skin can be off-putting. Also something about incest. Most importantly, cake-baking. Terry Gilliam’s The Brothers Grimm is very American. Major Hollywood film look and feel. Grim reboots. The evolution of fantasy films into superhero films. Lost franchise potential. Unique inaccessibility. The battle between arthouse and blockbuster franchise choices. Will Johnny Depp have another Killapalooza? Production hell as a film motif. Suggest a film to cover by joining the Patreon.
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Donkey Skin
Released: December 20, 1970
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Director: Jacques Demy
Writer: Jacques Demy
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry a man she doesn't love. Also seems like it would be overlooking something to not at least mention that the man is her father.
The Brothers Grimm
Released: August 26, 2005
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Director: Terry Gilliam
Writer: Ehren Kruger
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Monica Bellucci
Will and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
