The read
A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques DoillonDirector
- Jacques DoillonWriter
- Denis FerrarisWriter
Cast
- Claude HébertFrançois
- Madeleine DesdevisesMado
- Paulette LahayeLa mère de Mado
- Juliette Le CauchoixLa mère de François
- Fernand DecaeanLe beau-père de François
- Dominique BesnehardL'instituteur
- Odette MaestriniL'epicière
- Ginette MazureLa photographe
- Denise GarnierLa secrétaire de Mairie
- Norbert DelozierLe beau-frère de François
- Janine HuetLa soeur de François
- Marie SansonLa vieille dame aux Cailloux
