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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. In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
May 23, 1979 · The Hussy: Directed by Jacques Doillon. With Claude Hébert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye, Juliette Le Cauchoix. Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.
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- Drama
- Jacques Doillon
- 1979-05-23
Twenty-something François collects bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. After kidnapping a young girl named Mado François takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents’ home. Despite the circumstances, an increasingly comforting relationship evolves.
An in-depth review of the film La Drolesse (1979), aka The Hussy, directed by Jacques Doillon, featuring Claude Hebert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye.
The Hussy, an oddly titled film, is a fascinating examination of the effects of young people's isolation and distance from their families, while simultaneously being a study of rebellion, co-dependency and desperation, as well as a poignant declaration of the maturity of the youth.
Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. He lives with his insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado a 11-year old, outsider of her family because of the oddness in expressing her feelings gets kidnapped by François.
Then you realize that Francois kidnapped her just because he needs company. After a while Mado becomes his sister, his daughter, his wife, his friend, etc. They sleep and eat together and develop a love & hate relationship (oh, they sleep together but clothed so don't think bad).
