Zazie dans le Métro
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 Zazie dans le Métro poster |
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Produced by | Louis Malle |
| Written by | Raymond Queneau (novel), Louis Malle, Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| Starring | Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 28 October 1960 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Zazie in the Metro (original French title: Zazie dans le métro, sometimes called Zazie) is a 1960 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel by Raymond Queneau.
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[edit] Plot
Provincial 10 year-old Zazie stays in Paris with her Uncle Gabriel (a female impersonator) for two days, while her mother spends some time with her lover. Zazie manages to evade her uncle's custody, however, and, métro strike notwithstanding, sets out to explore the city on her own.
In the film, Zazie is younger than in the book (where her mother is worried about Zazie's virginity).[1]
[edit] Cast
- Catherine Demongeot - Zazie
- Philippe Noiret - Uncle Gabriel
- Hubert Deschamps - Turandot
- Carla Marlier - Albertine
- Annie Fratellini - Mado
- Vittorio Caprioli - Trouscaillon
- Jacques Dufilho - Ferdinand Grédoux
- Yvonne Clech - Madame Mouaque
- Odette Piquet - Zazie's mother
- Nicolas Bataille - Fédor
- Antoine Roblot - Charles
- Marc Doelnitz - M. Coquetti
- Sacha Distel - Cameo appearance (uncredited)
[edit] Reception
Decades after its release, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote that it was "arguably Louis Malle’s best work...A rather sharp, albeit soulless, film, packed with ideas and glitter and certainly worth a look."[2]
[edit] References
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- ^ Vincendeau, Ginette (28 June 2011). "Zazie dans le métro: Girl Trouble". The Criterion Collection. http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1906-zazie-dans-le-metro-girl-trouble. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (17 November 2005). "Zazie dans le métro". The Chicago Reader. http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=5901. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Zazie in the Metro at the Internet Movie Database
- Zazie dans le Métro at Rotten Tomatoes
- Zazie in the Metro at AllRovi
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