The Hussy (1979)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 30m
- Director Jacques Doillon
- Genres Drama
- Rating 6.8/10 (37 votes)
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.
Cast
- 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
- Norbert Delozier as Le beau-frère de François
- Janine Huet as La soeur de François
- Marie Sanson as La vieille dame aux Cailloux
- Edouard Besnehard as Le boulanger
- Henriette Adam as Une femme
- Jean Brunelière as Le juge d'instruction
- Jacques Thieulle as L'avocat
-
Christian Bouillette
as Un gendarme
Crew
-
Jacques Doillon
Director
-
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
-
Laurent Quaglio
Editor
-
Danièle Delorme
Producer
-
Yves Robert
Producer
- Denis Ferraris Writer
-
Jacques Doillon
Writer
