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Zazie dans le Métro

Original title: Zazie dans le métro
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  • 1h 33m
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Catherine Demongeot in Zazie dans le métro (1960)
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With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. But can a little... Read allWith her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. But can a little girl cause so much chaos in the city centre?With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. But can a little girl cause so much chaos in the city centre?

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  • Director
    • Louis Malle
  • Writers
    • Raymond Queneau(novel)
    • Louis Malle
    • Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • Stars
    • Catherine Demongeot
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Hubert Deschamps
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  • Director
    • Louis Malle
  • Writers
    • Raymond Queneau(novel)
    • Louis Malle
    • Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • Stars
    • Catherine Demongeot
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Hubert Deschamps
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    Catherine Demongeot
    Catherine Demongeot
    • Zazieas Zazie
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Oncle Gabrielas Oncle Gabriel
    Hubert Deschamps
    Hubert Deschamps
    • Turandotas Turandot
    Carla Marlier
    Carla Marlier
    • Albertineas Albertine
    Annie Fratellini
    Annie Fratellini
    • Madoas Mado
    Vittorio Caprioli
    Vittorio Caprioli
    • Trouscaillonas Trouscaillon
    Jacques Dufilho
    Jacques Dufilho
    • Ferdinand Gridouxas Ferdinand Gridoux
    Yvonne Clech
    • Madame Mouaqueas Madame Mouaque
    Odette Piquet
    • La mère de Zazieas La mère de Zazie
    Nicolas Bataille
    • Fédoras Fédor
    Antoine Roblot
    • Charlesas Charles
    Marc Doelnitz
    • M. Coquettias M. Coquetti
    Jacques Gheusi
    • Le gérantas Le gérant
    Christine Howard
    Louis Lalanne
    • L'amant de Jeanneas L'amant de Jeanne
    Little Bara
    • Permanentas Permanent
    Georges Faye
    • Permanentas Permanent
    De Lannoy
    • Permanentas Permanent
    • Director
      • Louis Malle
    • Writers
      • Raymond Queneau(novel)
      • Louis Malle
      • Jean-Paul Rappeneau
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    This merry farce depicts a satirical view of the French society: Ten-year-old Zazie has to stay two days with her relatives in Paris, so that her mother can spend some time with her lover. However Zazie escapes her uncle's custody and sets out to explore Paris on her own. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
    • little girl
    • uncle niece relationship
    • discovery
    • four word title
    • female protagonist
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    • Taglines
      • Louis Malle's Comedy With No Holds Barred!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      To accomplish the scene when Zazie and Uncle Gabriel walks down the street while the rest of Paris zips by at hyper speed, Director Louis Malle had his cinematographer under crank the movie camera allowing only 12 frames of film to pass through the camera each second. The typical speed is 24 frames per second. Then, he had Zazie and Uncle Gabriel walk in slow motion while the people in the background walked at a regular pace. Then, when the film is projected at the usual speed of 24 frames per second, the stars appear to be walking at a normal rate while the people in the background appear to be be zipping by.
    • Goofs
      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: What's a hormosessual?

      Albertine: A man who wears blue jeans.

      Zazie: You're spoofing me.

    • Connections
      Edited into Le Paris de Zazie (2005)

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    6/10
    Brilliancy and annoyance all in one.
    "Zazie dans le Metro" is the kind of movie that owes its relative positive outcomes more to its style than to its comedy of errors kind of humor. Having been made as an American film and this would be considered a disaster. Why? It would lose in style, technique, good cultural references and meaningful message. Don't be fooled, "Zazie" has a message in between scenes. Despite an apparent lovely child as the main character and the apparent comedic routine of the film, this is more inclined to be a grown up's picture than one suitable for children - they can watch but the easily impressible ones in the audience will keep asking their parents the meaning some of the words used by the girl, many of them cursing. So, if you want to insist on watching this with a kid be warned that you're going to be just like the adult characters of this explaining everything to the kid.

    It tells the story of a 12 year-old country girl (Catherine Demongeot) who is left with her uncle (Philippe Noiret), a performer artist, while her mother is spending a lovely time with her boyfriend. She flees from the house with the intent of taking the subway, but that plan fails because they're on a strike, so the rest of the movie is her sort of understandable childish behavior against the fact, so she explores the city and creates a lot of confusion against anyone she sees.

    Cartoonish, filled of speed-up images, running as if it were an imitation of a Bugs Bunny gag, "Zazie dans le Métro" would be an interesting film if it had some coherence rather than just creating images just for fun. An adventurous piece about a girl discovering herself and learning about what growing up means, ultimate message of the film, would be great. The clownish tone of it was distractive and flat. I was reminded of "Amèlie", since it shared a young female's magical and unusual vision around a big city, it's her small world colliding very beautifully with other persons, other realities, forming a reflexive image about society. Both are colorful and fast paced works, carried with visual style and splendorous editing tricks. "Amèlie" is better because it has somewhere to go while "Zazie" is pure slapstick, losing humor the more it progresses.

    It's not a bad movie, but it's not so dignifying of having a terrific director like Louis Malle writing and directing it and let's face it, humor doesn't suit him. His greatest works are all dramas (see "Au Revoir Les Enfants" or "Damage"). It's a good picture, indeed, genius in its creative compositions, elaborated sequences (the breathless one in the Eiffel Tower takes the cake), paying an homage to the silent era but it's a real tough break to endure the annoying little brat, her mannerisms and language (not believable in the 1960's context) which isn't funny or humored because she's mistreating people who are good to her and undeserving of such treatment.

    I liked what I saw even though I laughed only once or twice. Mr. Noiret was a class act and made this a very enjoyable film along with the great locations. And don't be fooled by the false advertising, she only spends ten seconds in the subway and doesn't even notice. 6/10
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Zazie in the Subway
    • Filming locations
      • Franstudio, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France
    • Production company
      • Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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