Pretty Baby (1978)

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.

Directing:
  • Louis Malle

Writing:
  • Louis Malle
  • Polly Platt

Stars:
Release Date: 1978-04-05
themoviedb icon 7/10
  • Country: FR, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 110
  • Revenue: $5,786,368

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Brooke Shields
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Violet
Keith Carradine
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Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
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Hattie
Frances Faye
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Nell
Antonio Fargas
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Matthew Anton
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Diana Scarwid
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Gerrit Graham
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Alfred Fuller
Seret Scott
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Mae Mercer
Mae Mercer
Mama Mosebery
Stocker Fontelieu
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Brothel Patron (uncredited)
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