The Hussy

The Hussy 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. 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