Underplayed Gems

Zazie in the Metro (1960)

Zazie in the Metro poster
Original title
Zazie dans le métro
Directed by
Louis Malle
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
U
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 187 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl visits Paris during a Metro strike. She bounces between eccentric adults and gets caught up in their absurd adventures across the city.

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What happens

Zazie dans le Métro (translated as Zazie in the Metro and sometimes called Zazie) is a 1960 French surrealist slapstick comedy film directed by Louis Malle, based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Raymond Queneau. Frequently surreal, and full of visual and verbal jokes, the plot follows a group of protean characters around a crowded Paris during a Métro strike. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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