''The Hussy'' (french: La drôlesse) is a 1979 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Ju ...

. It was entered into the

1979 Cannes Film Festival The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to ''Apocalypse Now'' by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and '' Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)'' by Volker Schlöndorff. The fest ...

, 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 The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after t ...

Plot

François a misfit kidnaps Mado, an odd 11-year old, and a story of

Stockholm syndrome Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors. It is supposed to result from a rather specific set of circumstances, namely the power imbalances contained in hostage-taking, kidnapping, an ...

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

External links

* 1979 drama films 1979 films Films directed by Jacques Doillon French drama films 1970s French-language films 1970s French films {{1970s-drama-film-stub