Product Details

• Actors: Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret, Vittorio Caprioli
• Directors: Louis Malle
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: French
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New Yorker Video
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301883039
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,177 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In celebration of the mad-cap, May 19, 2004

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Dr. M. Kanani (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zazie Dans Le Metro [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie has a spirit of it's own and takes you on a roller-coaster ride of the visual - not only from the inventive camera trickery, but also through the breathtaking photography of Paris in the summer. It's the equivalent of a good French meal - lots of colour and taste, with a few suprises mixed in and a little difficult to comprehend.
Zazie, the precocious urchin of the movie steals the show. Her zany antics and profanities keep the pace of the movie going. 44 years on, I wonder what happened to Catherine Demongeot who played the part?
This movie is Eurpoean cinema at its best, and a magical celebration at that - full or double-entendre and presented in a way that says " I don't care if the critics and focus groups don't like it - I'm just going to to what the hell I want, create havock, and have fun doing it!!"

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Human Cartoon, August 11, 2000

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tom fugelsang (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zazie Dans Le Metro [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is absolutely fantastic. Louis Malle's early work was influenced by surrealism and absurdity. "Zazie" plays like a cartoon. An apprecation for French film is necessary, however, and an affinity and basic understanding of the language, as well.

Films like this are not made any more. It has the mood of a time forgotten. Mod styles abound, it is a romp through Paris led by a hyperactive little girl and a host of wacky characters she encounters along the way: the nonchalant cab driver, the villain who accosts her, the ultra hip aunt, etc. The humor is playful and innocent for the most part, yet still manages to be side-splitting because of the unexpectedness. It is clever and inventive and truly a forgotten gem.

Be aware that Hollywood has no hold what so ever on this film. It was crafted with utmost care and was really quite a special effects masterpiece for its time. I surely hope it is re-released soon!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the wittiest movies I've ever seen, February 8, 2007

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Dr. R. E. Wyllys (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zazie dans le metro ( Zazie in the Subway ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ] (DVD)

An absolute delight, this is one of the wittiest, zaniest movies I've seen in a long lifetime. It can be enjoyed equally well by adults and children, and it keeps you laughing through cleverness and elegance, not through crudities or childish humor. Yes, to view it you'll need (unless you're in Region 4) an all-region DVD player; but even in the USA these can easily be obtained and, without one, you're missing a lot of good movies that are aimed at non-North American markets.