ADDITION: Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - June 11': The DVD captures are from the Louis Malle Collection Vol. 1 from Optimum Releasing in the UK (reviewed HERE). Regarding the image transfer - I think 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear' would be appropriate for the image which we can assume has the best possible source (restored) - albeit still weak looking. There are moments when the image quality is impressive showing a bit of depth (this mostly occurs in the outdoor sequences). But a lot of the visuals appear flat and video-like. Detail climbs a bit, colors tighten, grain is more prevalent, there is a shade more information in the frame - but overall the video won't be utilized for demo purposes. It opens with the comment of a restoration - and with the dual-layered 1080P transfer with a very high bitrate indicates that it probably looked similar theatrically and this will be the best you will ever see Zazie Dans Le Metro in your home theater.

Audio gets the lossless mono treatment in the form of a linear PCM track sounding authentically flat but clean. There are optional subtitles on the region 'A'-locked Blu-ray disc.

The Optimum disc included some nice supplements but, predictably, Criterion have surpassed them with only one duplicate. We get archival interviews, some from French TV, with director Louis Malle (4:54 in 1080i), novelist Raymond Queneau (9:20 + 5:52 in 1080i), and the young actress Catherine Demongeot (7:39 in 1080i). There is another entitled Le Paris de Zazie; with assistant director Philippe Collin running 15-minutes talking about some of the locales. Criterion have included audio interviews with Jean-Paul Rappeneau (who has the distinction of directing nine different actors in César-nominated performances: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Carré, Grégori Derangère and Yvan Attal.) There is another audio segment with William Klein (artistic consultant on the film) - both lasting about 25-minutes in total. There is an original theatrical trailer and a new essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau.

I had forgotten what a little joy this film is. Zazie Dans Le Metro can really hit the spot when you are in the right mood. This is a film you want to own and the Blu-ray is the best you'll ever see it. From that standpoint - this is recommendable.