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Pretty Baby. (1978 film) Pretty Baby is a 1977 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.
- Louis Malle
- Ferdinand Morton
- April 5, 1978
Apr 5, 1978 · Pretty Baby: Directed by Louis Malle. With Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye. A preteen girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.
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- Drama
- Louis Malle
- 1978-04-05
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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.
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
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 controversial subject matter.
Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for ...
