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The Hussy
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Wikipedia article
'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
Franois 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 Hbert - Franois
* Madeleine Desdevises - Mado
* Paulette Lahaye - La mre de Mado
* Juliette Le Cauchoix - La mre de Franois
* Fernand Decaean - Le beau-pre de Franois
* Dominique Besnehard - L'instituteur
* Odette Maestrini - L'epicire
* Ginette Mazure - La photographe
* Denise Garnier - La secrtaire de Mairie
* Norbert Delozier - Le beau-frre de Franois
* Janine Huet - La soeur de Franois
* Marie Sanson - La vieille dame aux Cailloux
* Edouard Besnehard - Le boulanger
* Henriette Adam - Une femme
* Jean Brunelire - Le juge d'instruction
* Jacques Thieulle - L'avocat
* Christian Bouillette - Un gendarme
References
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