Zazie dans le métro (1960)

Director:

Louis Malle

Writers:

Raymond Queneau (novel)
Louis Malle (writer) ...

Release Date:

20 November 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Louis Malle's Comedy With No Holds Barred !

Plot:

This merry farce depicts a satirical view of the French society: Twelve years old Zazie has to stay two days with her relatives in Paris...

Plot Keywords:

Car | Train | Metro | Optimism | Girl Heroine

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
Jacques Gheusi	...	Le gérant
Christine Howard
Louis Lalanne	...	L'amant de Jeanne

Also Known As:

Zazie nel metrò (Italy)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | UK:X (original rating) | UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:15 (original rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Franstudio, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France

Company:

Pathé Consortium Cinéma

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the policeman is harassing the sexy blonde lady with the blue dress, the crew is visible on the windows of one of the cars passing by.

Quotes:

Zazie: What's a hormosessual?
Albertine: A man who wears blue jeans.
Zazie: Aw, you're joking!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

The best... if you are fluent in french

Raymond Queneau is my favorite writer. He was one of the rare giants of french litterature who could make you really laugh out loud while you were reading one of his classics.

ZAZIE DANS LE MÉTRO was his funniest novel, but if you are not fluent in french, you will miss a lot of the jokes; Queneau loved to play with the language.

Fortunately, Louis Malle has done a good job in adapting the humor of Queneau, translating the novel into a more visual, slapstick, cartoon-like movie. An intelligent comedy that is it's own unique category.