Zazie dans le Métro
| Zazie dans le Métro | |
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Produced by | Louis Malle |
| Written by |
Louis Malle Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| Based on |
Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau |
| Starring |
Catherine Demongeot Philippe Noiret |
| Music by |
Fiorenzo Carpi André Pontin |
| Cinematography | Henri Raichi |
| Edited by | Kenout Peltier |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures (US) |
Release dates |
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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.
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 (in which her mother is worried about Zazie's virginity).[1]
Cast
- Catherine Demongeot as Zazie
- Philippe Noiret as Uncle Gabriel
- Hubert Deschamps as Turandot
- Carla Marlier as Albertine
- Annie Fratellini as Mado
- Vittorio Caprioli as Trouscaillon
- Jacques Dufilho as Ferdinand Grédoux
- Yvonne Clech as Madame Mouaque
- Odette Piquet as Zazie's mother
- Nicolas Bataille as Fédor
- Antoine Roblot as Charles
- Marc Doelnitz as M. Coquetti
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]
Home video
A digitally restored version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection in June 2011.[3]
References
- ↑ Vincendeau, Ginette (28 June 2011). "Zazie dans le métro: Girl Trouble". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (17 November 2005). "Zazie dans le métro". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "Zazie dans le Métro". The Criterion Collection.
External links
- Zazie dans le Métro at the Internet Movie Database
- Zazie dans le Métro at AllMovie
- Zazie dans le Métro at Rotten Tomatoes
- Criterion Collection Essay by Ginette Vincendeau
- Designs by William Klein
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