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Apr 5, 1978 · A film based on the true story of a photographer who befriended a young girl living in a brothel in New Orleans in 1917. The film explores the themes of childhood, sexuality, and exploitation through the eyes of the girl (Brooke Shields) and the photographer (Keith Carradine).
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- Drama
- Louis Malle
- 1978-04-05
Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama film directed by Louis Malle, written by Polly Platt, and starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, and Susan Sarandon. Set in 1917, it focuses on a 12-year-old girl being raised in a brothel in Storyville , the red-light district of New Orleans by her prostitute mother.
A film about a preteen girl who lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917 and is courted by a photographer. Based on a true story, the film explores the themes of childhood, sexuality, and exploitation in a controversial way.
A movie about a twelve-year-old girl raised in a New Orleans brothel in 1917, starring Brooke Shields and Susan Sarandon. Roger Ebert praises the film's compassion, elegance and historical accuracy, despite the controversy and scandal surrounding its production.
Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter ...
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- Louis Malle
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- Brooke Shields
Mar 30, 2023 · The last scene of the documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, about the 57-year-old actor’s life, career, and sexual objectification as a child, is an intimate family dinner at the West Village ...
Violet, a 12-year-old daughter of a New Orleans prostitute, befriends a photographer who captures her innocence and loss of it. The movie is based on a true story and features Polly Platt and Louis Malle in the cast and crew.
