Chamber Film Screening

Directed by Jacques Demy

Jacques Demy's ode to the classic fairy tale by 17th Century author Charles Perrault (Cinderella) comes to life with breathtaking brilliance. Digitally restored and re-mastered under the supervision of Agnes Varda (The Gleaners and I), this epic tale overflows with dazzling color, elaborate costumes and an enchanting score by Academy Award-winning composer Michel Legrand (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). Catherine Deneuve (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Indochine) stars as a Princess whose father, the King (Jean Marais), seeks her hand in marriage after promising his dying wife to only wed a woman more beautiful than she. Listening to her godmother, the Fairy of Lilacs (Delphine Seyrig), the frightened Princess flees to a neighboring farm and hides as a scullery maid, while wearing the skin of her father's prized donkey as a disguise. A visiting Prince passes by, and an unlikely romance is born. - From the Koch Lorber edition notes.

Discussant:
Richard Lorber is the head of Koch Lorber Films, a leading theatrical distributor and DVD label dedicated to releasing the best in recent and classic international cinema, award winning documentary films and cultural programming. The company currently has in release Andre Techine's new film Changing Times with Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu (Paris Theatre and elsewhere). Recently he was decorated by the French government with the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (knighthood in the arts) and was elected Chairman of New York's Film Forum.