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France. Italy. Language. French. Zazie dans le Métro (in French; translated as Zazie in the Metro and sometimes called Zazie) is a 1960 French surrealist slapstick comedy film directed by Louis Malle, based on the 1959 novel Zazie dans le Métro by Raymond Queneau.
Zazie dans le métro est un roman de Raymond Queneau, paru en 1959. Parodie burlesque de multiples formes romanesques ( roman d'apprentissage , épopée de l' Odyssée d' Homère ), l'ouvrage met en scène une galerie de personnages pittoresques mais présente aussi une réflexion philosophique sur l'identité et la vérité.
Plot. Zazie, a foul-mouthed provincial girl is dropped off at a Paris railway station to spend a weekend with her uncle Gabriel while her mother Jeanne Lalochère spends time with her lover. Zazie tells Gabriel that she wants to visit the Paris Métro, but Gabriel tells her she cannot as it is closed due to a strike.
- Raymond Queneau, Barbara Wright, Gilbert Adair
- 1959
A 1960 adaptation of Raymond Queneau's novel, starring Catherine Demongeot as a mischievous girl who explores Paris during a Métro strike. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Comedy, Fantasy
- Louis Malle
- 1961-11-20
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Raymond Queneau, Barbara Wright (Translator), Gilbert Adair (Introduction) 3.66. 8,615 ratings643 reviews. Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel.
A 1960 comedy film by Louis Malle based on a novel by Raymond Queneau, starring Catherine Demongeot as a rebellious girl in Paris. The Criterion edition features interviews, essays, and a new subtitle translation.