The Hussy
6.8
37 votes
1979
1h 30m
Drama
Overview
Twenty-year old misfit François earns his living by gathering boxes and bottles to resell to local shopkeepers. He lives with his grossly insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado is a gawky 11-year old, who is neglected by her family because of the oddness of the way she expresses her affection. For reasons which never become clear, François kidnaps Mado, and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. Instead of feeling fear, Mado enters into the spirit of the abduction, and they joust with one another, increasingly finding love and comfort in their relationship. When the police come upon them, however, they put an entirely different interpretation on their behavior.
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Top cast
C
Claude Hébert
FrançoisM
Madeleine Desdevises
MadoP
Paulette Lahaye
La mère de MadoJ
Juliette Le Cauchoix
La mère de FrançoisF
Fernand Decaean
Le beau-père de François
Dominique Besnehard
L'instituteurO
Odette Maestrini
L'epicièreG
Ginette Mazure
La photographeD
Denise Garnier
La secrétaire de MairieN
Norbert Delozier
Le beau-frère de FrançoisJ
Janine Huet
La soeur de FrançoisM
Marie Sanson
La vieille dame aux CaillouxE
Edouard Besnehard
Le boulangerH
Henriette Adam
Une femmeJ
Jean Brunelière
Le juge d'instructionJ
Jacques Thieulle
L'avocat
Christian Bouillette
Un gendarmeDetails
Status
Released
Release date
May 23, 1979
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
French
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