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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.
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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jacques Doillon, Denis Ferraris
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Lola Films, Les Productions de la Guéville
Cast
Jacques Doillon
Director
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
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