Frequently surreal, and full of visual and verbal jokes, the intricate plot follows a group of protean characters around a crowded paris during a metro strike. Malle transposes queneaus linguistic ingenuity with an inexhaustible collection of cinematic tricks and highwire antics, giving the film an infectious sense of. Zazie dans le metro 1959 louis malle related allmovie. Can a little girl cause so much chaos in the heart of the city. Louis malle s film is an adaptation of a raucously experimental novel of the same name by raymond queneau, cofounder of the oulipo group. Initially the film appears as a stylistic and thematic. Avec catherine demongeot, philippe noiret, carla marlier, hubert deschamps, jacques dufilho. Zazie dans le metro, sometimes called zazie is a 1960 french film directed by louis malle, based on the novel by raymond queneau. The young star catherine demongeot is a madcap zazie, a willful, mouthy country kid whos in paris to visit with her reluctant uncle. En effet, en 1959, louis malle commence a travailler son adaptation avec le realisateur jeanpaul rappeneau.
Although he is constantly distressed, he leaves the hospital and tries to meet good old days friends. Zazie dans le metro is een franse filmkomedie uit 1960 onder regie van louis malle. Venue retrouver son amant a paris, jeanne lalochere confie. None of them will be helpful, increasing alains distress. And zazie functions just like alice very much a child but seemingly more aware than most adults. The film s explosive comic elements function like a comical rebellion against modern society confirmed by fascist sequence at the end. Malle s hitfilm zazie dans le metro is wellicht bewuste slapstick. Zazie is forced to travel to paris when her mother wants to rendezvous with her lover. Louis malle 19321995 is an interesting case in point because he began as a french film director and later directed american films. He and the viewer get more than they bargained for, however, in this anarchic comedy from louis malle, which rides roughshod over the city of light. Zazie dans le metro 1960 appears as a quintessentially new wave film with its youthful protagonist, its location shooting and its many references to cultural history. I have to say i am getting into louis malle late, but it is a shame as he is really a dynamic director who managed to handle many different styles and achieve what he was looking for to entertain and affect the audience while staying.
Both with him, and on her own, zazie meets a variety of unusual city. Raymond queneaus zazie dans le metro is the funniest book ever written in, and about, the french language. Find similar and related movies for zazie dans le metro 1959 louis malle on allmovie. Apr 07, 2015 louis malle 19321995 is an interesting case in point because he began as a french film director and later directed american films.
Malle has an endless bag o cinematic tricks yet the pay off never pulls far away from reality. Een 9jarig meisje gaat met haar moeder voor het eerst naar parijs, en belandt in allerlei komische en minder komische situaties. Trailer du film zazie dans le metro zazie dans le metro. Louis malle, jeanpaul rappeneau, from the novel by raymond queneau phot. Zazie dans le metro zazie in the subway 1960 rotten tomatoes. Based on a popular novel by raymond queneau that had been considered unadaptable, malle s audacious zazie dans le metro, made with flair on the cusp of the french new wave, is a bit of streamofconsciousness slapstick, walltowall with visual gags, editing tricks, and effects.
Based on a popular novel by raymond queneau that had been considered unadaptable, the audacious zazie dans le metro, made with flair on the cusp of the french new wave, is a bit of streamofconsciousness slapstick, walltowall with visual gags, editing tricks, and effects. An adaptation of a raymond queneau novel, the film is a fullcolor, liveaction cartoon. Tenyearold me would rather have taken the metro too. With catherine demongeot, philippe noiret, hubert deschamps, carla marlier. A brash and precocious tenyearold comes to paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle. Zazie dans le metro streaming hd, zazie, une jeune gamine espiegle, vient a paris chez son oncle gabriel.
With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious tenyearold countrygirl sets out to explore paris during a metro strike, under her uncles notsowatchful eye. It was the first film i wanted to study and rewatch. Zazie, une gamine espiegle, vient a paris chez son oncle avec une seule idee en tete. Zazie dans le metro 1960, film realise par louis malle. He and the viewer get more than they bargained for, however, in this anarchic comedy that rides roughshod over the city of light. Zazie, une jeune gamine espiegle, vient a paris chez son oncle gabriel. Alain leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. Released in 1960 and based on the novel by raymond queneau, louis malles third feature film depicts the fanciful adventures of zazie, a young girl who.
Zazie is left in the care of uncle gabriel philippe noiret, an eccentric transvestite. The lighthearted comedy zazie dans le metro, an early directorial effort from louis malle, stars catherine demongeot as a 12yearold girl named zazie. Zazie dans le metro, par herve le tellier paris cinema region. Louis malles zazie dans le metro is a delightful splash of slapstick and. Based on a popular novel by raymond queneau that had been considered unadaptable, the audacious zazie dans le metro, made with flair on the cusp of the french new wave. I had seen a number of his films including pretty baby, but when i first discussed malle with pip, he told me about two films i had not heard of. Zazie dans le metro 1960 bande annonce vf hd youtube. The film is based on a novel by the distinguished french author raymond. Find similar and related movies for zazie dans le metro 1959 louis malle on allmovie allmovie. The colourful comedic style of louis malles zazie dans le metro is misleading. Louis malle s zazie dans le metro is a delightful splash of slapstick and silliness, set against the dense background of paris as if the city of light were simply the best vaudeville stage ever constructed.
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