CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 30m

The Hussy

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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 byJacques Doillon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
FR
Released
May 23, 1979
Studios
Lola FilmsLes Productions de la Guéville

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Claude Hébert

François

Madeleine Desdevises

Mado

Paulette Lahaye

La mère de Mado

Juliette Le Cauchoix

La mère de François

Fernand Decaean

Le beau-père de François

Dominique Besnehard

Dominique Besnehard

L'instituteur

Odette Maestrini

L'epicière

Ginette Mazure

La photographe

Denise Garnier

La secrétaire de Mairie

Norbert Delozier

Le beau-frère de François

Creative team
Directed by
Jacques Doillon
Jacques Doillon
Written by
Denis Ferraris
Jacques Doillon
Jacques Doillon
Produced by
Danièle Delorme
Danièle Delorme
Yves Robert
Yves Robert

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