Zazie dans le metro (film)

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Zazie in the Metro

Zazie in the Metro Poster
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) October 28, 1960
Running time 89 minutes
Language French
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Zazie in the Metro (original French title: Zazie dans le métro) is a 1960 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel by Raymond Queneau.

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[edit] Plot

Provincial pre-teenager 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.

[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] Note

In the film, Zazie is younger than in the book (where her mother is worried about Zazie's virginity).

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