Zazie dans le métro (1960)

Director:

Louis Malle

Writers:

Raymond Queneau (novel)
Louis Malle ...
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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:

Girl | Surrealism | Salvation Army | Uncle Niece Relationship | Brat

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
Little Bara	...	Permanent
Georges Faye	...	Permanent
De Lannoy	...	Permanent
Paul Vally	...	Permanent
Jean-Yves Bouvier	...	Permanent (as J.Y. Bouvier)
Jean-Pierre Posier	...	Permanent (as J.P. Posier)
Jeanne Allard	...	Permanent
Jacqueline Doyen	...	Permanent
Arlette Balkis	...	Permanent
Alegrina	...	Permanent
Virginie Merlin	...	Permanent
Irène Chabrier	...	Permanent
Simone Duhart	...	Permanent
Max Desrau	...	Permanent
Claude Confortès	...	Permanent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Bigotini		(as De Conink)
Sacha Distel	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)
Pâquerette	...	(uncredited)
Jean Rupert	...	Un touriste (uncredited)

Directed by
Louis Malle

Writing credits
Raymond Queneau		(novel)
Louis Malle		&
Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Produced by
Louis Malle	....	producer
Jean-François Malle	....	producer (uncredited)
Napoléon Murat	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Fiorenzo Carpi
André Pontin

Cinematography by
Henri Raichi

Film Editing by
Kenout Peltier

Production Design by
Bernard Evein

Costume Design by
Marc Doelnitz

Makeup Department
Aïda Carange	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Irénée Leriche	....	production manager
Hubert Mérial	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Collin	....	first assistant director
Olivier Gérard	....	second assistant director
Richard Bigotini	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Marc Frédérix	....	first assistant decorator
William Klein	....	artistic consultant
Charles Merangel	....	set dresser

Sound Department
André Hervée	....	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Louis Castelli	....	still photographer
Jean Charvein	....	camera operator
André du Breuil	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Yvette Bertrand	....	assistant editor
Claudine Merlin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jacques Métehen	....	conductor

Other crew
Sylvette Baudrot	....	script girl

Production Companies

• Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) (production)

Distributors

• Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1960) (France) (theatrical) (as Consortium Pathé)
• Arte Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Arthouse Commercio Movie (????) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French speaking region)
• Astor Pictures Corporation (1961) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Globe Film International (1960) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• New Yorker Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Locafilms

Other Companies

• Éditions Gallimard  book publisher
• Éditions Impéria  music edition
• Franstudio  studio (as Franstudio Joinville)
• Poste Parisien  sound recording
• Lax  opticals
• Philips Records  soundtrack available on

Also Known As:

"Zazie dans le Metro" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
"Zazie in the Subway" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
"Zazie in the Underground" - International (English title) (alternative title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | Russian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:AL | UK:X (original rating) | UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:15 (original rating) | Germany:6 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)

Trivia:

French visa # 23146.

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:[to Albertine from departing train] Goodbye, sir.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Le Paris de Zazie (2005) (V)

Parisian metro : chaos follows even if it closes for a day.

Films featuring metro are a sub genre in itself.In French cinema,2 of the most eccentric metro films are :subway and Zazie dans le métro.On the one hand "Subway" is more of an "in the metro" film,on the other hand "Zazie dans le métro" can be defined as something of "outside the metro" film.Nothing much happens in the metro itself.This is because in the film Parisian metro is just a metaphor in order to allow a young girl to explore the intricacies of the adults' behavior.The young girl whose role is nicely played by Catherine Demongeot is a veritable trouble maker.Although she is in Paris to enjoy her stay, she is more interested in pestering her uncle.Great French actor (now dead),Philippe Noiret plays the role of the hapless uncle who is absolutely at a loss as to how to reply to his niece's absurd questions.This film by Louis Malle is quite unusual as there is no other film which can match its spirit of freewheeling fun.For fact finders, the film is based on a novel by Raymond Queneau who was close to surrealist writers of his times.