The Hussy (1979)

The Hussy (1979)

1979-05-23 France 90 Min. PG-13
6.786 35 votes

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.

Cast

Claude Hébert is François
Paulette Lahaye is La mère de Mado
La mère de Mado
Juliette Le Cauchoix is La mère de François
La mère de François
Fernand Decaean is Le beau-père de François
Le beau-père de François
Dominique Besnehard is L'instituteur
L'instituteur
Odette Maestrini is L'epicière
L'epicière
Ginette Mazure is La photographe
La photographe
Denise Garnier is La secrétaire de Mairie
La secrétaire de Mairie
Norbert Delozier is Le beau-frère de François
Le beau-frère de François
Janine Huet is La soeur de François
La soeur de François
Marie Sanson is La vieille dame aux Cailloux
La vieille dame aux Cailloux