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Hussy Details

1980

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from 203 members

Starring	Helen Mirren, John Shea, Patti Boulaye, Paul Angelis
Director	Matthew Chapman
Genres	Drama

Hussy

Twenty-year old misfit François earns his living by gathering boxes and bottles to resell to local shopkeepers. He lives with his grossly insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado is a gawky 11-year old, who is neglected by her family because of the oddness of the way she expresses her affection. For reasons which never become clear, François kidnaps Mado, and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. Instead of feeling fear, Mado enters into the spirit of the abduction, and they joust with one another, increasingly finding love and comfort in their relationship. When the police come upon them, however, they put an entirely different interpretation on their behavior. This drama is based on a true story.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Starring	Helen Mirren, John Shea, Patti Boulaye, Paul Angelis, Murray Salem, Jenny Runacre
Director	Matthew Chapman
Studio	Slam Dunk
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 09 Apr 2007

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- A love story requiring wads of tissue - if not for dabbing at the eyes, then for stuffing in the mouth to stifle... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  not sutible
  
  did not injoy at all not my type of film
  
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  - 03 Apr 2008 at 13:30
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  Big Hair
  
  It's interesting to see Helen Mirren in her early thirties, but this film doesn't do her any favours, being rather flat and uninvolving. The main ... read more »
  
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  - Cirencester, England
  - 23 Oct 2008 at 10:49
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  'HUSSY'
  
  Early film of helen mirren who fell for a man which had a bit of dark past.helen mirren spent time out of her clothes than in.Just did not enjoy it one bit.
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 18:29
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  Early Mirren
  
  A dated, but interesting film showing the sleazy side of life at that time, which most of us are unfamiliar with. Interesting to see Mirren early in her career... read more »
  
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  - East Cowes, Isle of Wight
  - 04 Aug 2008 at 20:17
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Mirren thought she was too 'raunchy' for Dame title
- 25 Oct 2010
Helen Mirren is still shocked she was made a Dame - because the actress thought she was too "raunchy" to be honoured by the Queen. The Oscar-winning star was included in British monarch Queen Elizabeth II's honours list in 2003. And Mirren was astounded by the high profile accolade because she was convinced her saucy roles in movies including Hussy and The Cook and His Wife & Her Lover had ruined her reputation. She tells Britain's Sunday Mirror, "I was very surprised because I thought I was... Read more
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  Twenty-year old misfit François earns his living by gathering boxes and bottles to resell to local shopkeepers. He lives with his grossly insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado is a gawky 11-year old, who is neglected by her family because of the oddness of the way she expresses her affection. For ...