zazie dans le metro

A film you must see: Louis Malle’s “Zazie dans le metro” (1960).
Based on the novel by Raymond Queneau, this unique film feels like a cross between a coming
of age tale, burlesque comedy, and “Looney Tunes.”
Young Zazie must spend a few days with her lazy and unusual Parisian Uncle Gabriel so her
mother can entertain herself at the mouth of her lover. The precocious girl soon grows weary
with Uncle Gabriel’s peculiar habits and schedule and so she runs away to explore the city of
Paris by herself.
This is one tough movie to explain outside of one word: crazy. . . or maybe it’s whimsy.