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Pretty Baby (1978)

Poster for Pretty Baby

The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.

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 Violet after her mother returns to town.

Cast & Crew

Director
Louis Malle
  • Profile picture of Brooke Shields
    Violet Brooke Shields
  • Profile picture of Keith Carradine
    Bellocq Keith Carradine
  • Profile picture of Susan Sarandon
    Hattie Susan Sarandon
  • Profile picture of Frances Faye
    Nell Frances Faye
  • Profile picture of Antonio Fargas
    Professor Antonio Fargas
  • Profile picture of Matthew Anton
    Red Top Matthew Anton
  • Profile picture of Diana Scarwid
    Frieda Diana Scarwid
  • Profile picture of Barbara Steele
    Josephine Barbara Steele

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Keywords

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  • loss of virginity
  • young prostitute
  • brothel madam
  • 1910s
  • child prostitution
  • demeaning
  • disheartening
  • distressing
  • inflammatory