Zazie dans le Metro (1959)
Directed by Louis Malle
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Absurd Comedy, Farce, Urban Comedy |
Release Date - Oct 28, 1960 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
The lighthearted comedy Zazie Dans Le Metro, an early directorial effort from Louis Malle, stars Catherine Demongeot as a 12-year-old girl named Zazie. Zazie is forced to travel to Paris when her mother wants to rendezvous with her lover. Zazie is left in the care of Uncle Gabriel (Philippe Noiret), an eccentric transvestite. Both with him, and on her own, Zazie meets a variety of unusual city dwellers, and gets into a series of misadventures that reach their greatest level of wackiness during a café food fight. The film is based on a novel by the distinguished French author Raymond Queneau.
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Keywords
chase, childhood-adventures, city, escapades, niece, precociousness, subway, transvestite, uncle, vacation
Attributes
High Artistic Quality
