The Hussy

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]

This article is about the French film. For the British band The Hussy's, see The Supernaturals.

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

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.
  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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