The Hussy
Detective Carlos crossed the border three times that night, but the case he couldn’t escape was the one inside his own home. In this 1979 French drama, a weary policeman’s investigation into a missing girl becomes a mirror for his own fractured family life. As he navigates the grimy streets and his tense apartment, the professional and personal blur into a single, consuming search for truth. The film is a raw, atmospheric portrait of obsession and the quiet failures that haunt a man long after the official work is done.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | La Drôlesse |
| Year | 1979 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Jacques Doillon |
| Runtime | 90 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (36 votes) |
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Director Jacques Doillon constructs the narrative from silence and glances, crafting a dense, almost tangible atmosphere of the French countryside. The camera follows the characters with a detached yet attentive curiosity.
This is for a viewer prepared for a slow, contemplative immersion. It leaves a feeling of an aching void and a fragile connection forged on the margins of the world. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jacques Doillon
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A film for a solitary evening when you want to dissolve into someone else's quiet.
🎭 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
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