The Hussy
Synopsis
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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Edited by Laurent QuaglioShot by Philippe RousselotDesigned by Jean Denis Robert
Also known as
- Ein kleines Luderde
- The Hussyen
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17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Claude Hebert
as François
Madeleine Desdevises
as Mado
Paulette Lahaye
as La mère de Mado
Juliette Le Cauchoix
as La mère de François
Fernand Decaean
as Le beau-père de François
Dominique Besnehard
as L'instituteur
Odette Maestrini
as L'epicière
Ginette Mazure
as La photographe
Denise Garnier
as La secrétaire de Mairie
Norbert Delozier
as Le beau-frère de François
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