Zazie dans le métro (1960)

Comedy Fantasy

A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle. He and the viewer get more than they bargained for, however, in this anarchic comedy that rides roughshod over the City of Light. Based on a popular novel by Raymond Queneau that had been considered unadaptable, the audacious Zazie dans le Métro, made with flair on the cusp of the French New Wave, is a bit of stream-of-consciousness slapstick, wall-to-wall with visual gags, editing tricks, and effects.

Updated May 9 2020

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US -

1960-10-28

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Keywords:

paris, france transvestism subway metropolis strike sightseeing urban life slapstick comedy

FACTS

Runtime: 93 mins Rating: 6.6 Tag Line: Liberté... Insanité... Hilarité!

Cast

Vittorio Caprioli

Trouscaillon

Philippe Noiret

Antonio

Catherine Demongeot

Zazie

Hubert Deschamps

Turandot

Carla Marlier

Albertine

Annie Fratellini

Mado

Yvonne Clech

Lucienne Grandpierre, la femme du pharmacien

Odette Piquet

Zazies Mutter