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.
Title | Pretty Baby |
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Year | 1978 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | France, United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures |
Cast | Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Matthew Anton |
Crew | Polly Platt (Screenplay), Louis Malle (Story), Polly Platt (Story), Louis Malle (Director), Lindsley Parsons Jr. (Production Manager), Gary Chason (Casting Director) |
Keyword | virgin, prostitute, photographer, photography, brothel, new orleans, louisiana, loss of virginity, young prostitute, brothel madam, 1910s, child prostitution, demeaning, disheartening, distressing, inflammatory |
Release | Apr 05, 1978 |
Runtime | 110 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 356 users |
Popularity | 53 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 5,786,368 |
Language | English |