
The Hussy
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.
The Hussy
Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
1979-05-23
Runtime
90 minutes
Status
Released
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
Production Companies
Lola Films
Les Productions de la Guéville