Zazie dans le Métro

Zazie in the Metro (original French title: Zazie dans le métro, sometimes called Zazie) is a 1960 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel by Raymond Queneau.

Plot

Provincial 12 year-old Zazie stays in Paris with her Uncle Gabriel (a female impersonator) for two days, while her mother spends some time with her lover. Zazie manages to evade her uncle's custody, however, and, métro strike notwithstanding, sets out to explore the city on her own.

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
• Sacha Distel - Cameo appearance (uncredited)

Note

In the film, Zazie is younger than in the book (where her mother is worried about Zazie's virginity).

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