Film

The Hussy

6.8

1h 30m

1979

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jacques Doillon

Drama

based on true storydysfunctional familychild kidnappingmanipulativeadult child friendship

Cast & Crew

Claude Hébert

as François

Madeleine Desdevises

as Mado

Paulette Lahaye

as La mère de Mado

Juliette Le Cauchoix

as La mère de François

Fernand Decaean

as Le beau-père de François

Dominique Besnehard

as L'instituteur

Odette Maestrini

as L'epicière

Ginette Mazure

as La photographe

Denise Garnier

as La secrétaire de Mairie

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