🎬 Fact: Donkey Skin (1970) — Director Jacques Demy used real gold and silver dust in the makeup and costumes to give the film its dreamlike, fairy-tale shimmer. Catherine Deneuve’s “blue princess” makeup took over three hours to apply each day, involving layers of metallic powder mixed with fine glitter and light-reflective pigment. The film’s surreal color palette and practical shimmer effects became a visual signature of Demy’s work, influencing later fantasy filmmakers in Europe for decades.