Pretty Baby (1978)
In 1917, in the red-light district of New Orleans, they called her 'Pretty Baby'
Starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon
Directed by Louis Malle
Hattie, a New Orleans hooker, 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.
Runtime: 110 min.
Rating: 6.5
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: prostitute,photographer,brothel,virgin,new orleans, usa,photography,young prostitute,loss of virginity,brothel madam,child prostitution,early 1900s
Cast
Violet
Bellocq
Hattie
Nell
Professor
Red Top
Frieda
Josephine
Highpockets
Alfred Fuller
Flora
Gussie
Fanny
Agnes
Odette
Mama Mosebery
Ola Mae
Nonny
Justine
Antonia
Harry
Fanny's Customer
Naval Officer
Hattie's Customer
Senator
Violet's First Customer
Farmer
Brothel Patron (uncredited)
Gussie's Client (uncredited)