The Hussy

The Hussy
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Produced by Danièle Delorme
Yves Robert
Written by Jacques Doillon
Denis Ferraris
Starring Claude Hébert
Cinematography Philippe Rousselot
Edited by Laurent Quaglio
Release date
  • 23 May 1979 (1979-05-23)
Running time
90 minutes
Country France
Language French

The Hussy (French: La drôlesse) is a 1979 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, where Doillon won the Young Cinema Award.[1]

Plot

François a misfit kidnaps Mado, an odd 11-year old, and a story of stockholm syndrome forms in the attic where Mado is locked.

Cast

  • 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 - L'instituteur
  • Odette Maestrini - L'epicière
  • Ginette Mazure - La photographe
  • Denise Garnier - La secrétaire de Mairie
  • Norbert Delozier - Le beau-frère de François
  • Janine Huet - La soeur de François
  • Marie Sanson - La vieille dame aux Cailloux
  • Edouard Besnehard - Le boulanger
  • Henriette Adam - Une femme
  • Jean Brunelière - Le juge d'instruction
  • Jacques Thieulle - L'avocat
  • Christian Bouillette - Un gendarme

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Hussy". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
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