Based on the popular novel by Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro is a wonderful 1960 French film by director Louis Malle that's an anarchic mix of comedy, slapstick — and a bit of French New Wave too. It follows the adventures of the mischievous ten-year-old Zazie, who turns Paris upside down during a weekend visit there with her aunt and uncle. See it for the scenes of Paris in the early '60s, for the wonderful colours and costumes — but mostly for the sheer fun of it. You can see how it inspired the film Amélie, too — they even have the same hair and little cardies! More here from the Criterion Collection.
This is the first in a regular series on automatism in which I share films that I love — I hope you enjoy it!
This is the first in a regular series on automatism in which I share films that I love — I hope you enjoy it!