Even on paper this couldn't have seemed such a terrific idea.

Donkey Skin is told with the simplicity and beauty of a child's fairy tale, but with emotional undertones and a surrealistic style that adults are more likely to appreciate.

There's plenty of disguised sex in Donkey Skin.

A work so warmly assured that it eludes the parabolic quality of its source material, censuring nothing but laughing at everything.