The Hussy

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The Hussy
Directed byJacques Doillon
Written byJacques Doillon
Denis Ferraris
Produced byDanièle Delorme
Yves Robert
StarringClaude Hébert
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byLaurent Quaglio
Release date
  • 23 May 1979 (1979-05-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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] In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Hussy". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  2. ^ "2021 Cannes Classics Lineup Includes Orson Welles, Powell and Pressburger, Tilda Swinton & More". The Film Stage. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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