The Hussy

The Hussy

1979
1h 30m
6.8

6.8/10

36 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lola Films Les Productions de la Guéville
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

based on true story dysfunctional family child kidnapping manipulative adult child friendship

Quick Facts

Original Title La Drôlesse
Release Date May 23, 1979
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0079086

Cast

Claude Hébert
Claude Hébert

François

Madeleine Desdevises
Madeleine Desdevises

Mado

Paulette Lahaye
Paulette Lahaye

La mère de Mado

Juliette Le Cauchoix
Juliette Le Cauchoix

La mère de François

Fernand Decaean
Fernand Decaean

Le beau-père de François

Dominique Besnehard
Dominique Besnehard

L'instituteur

Odette Maestrini
Odette Maestrini

L'epicière

Ginette Mazure
Ginette Mazure

La photographe

Denise Garnier
Denise Garnier

La secrétaire de Mairie

Norbert Delozier
Norbert Delozier

Le beau-frère de François

Janine Huet
Janine Huet

La soeur de François

Marie Sanson
Marie Sanson

La vieille dame aux Cailloux

Key Crew

Jacques Doillon
Director
Denis Ferraris
Writer
Jacques Doillon
Writer
Danièle Delorme
Producer
Yves Robert
Producer