Pretty Baby (1978)

5.2	Listal rating
6.5	IMDB rating

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historical (2), prostitution (2), drama (2), Louisiana (1), new orleans (1), controversal (1), sex (1), classic (1)

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1917, the last months of legal prostitution in Storyville - New Orleans' red-light district. Hattie, a prostitute at the elegant home of Madame Nell, and her 12-year-old daughter Violet are the only ones awake with photographer Ernest J. Bellocq comes by with his camera. He takes pictures of Hattie and he fascinates Violet. Over the next few months ... (more)

Directed by

Louis Malle

Starring (View all) :

Violet

Bellocq

Hattie

Nell

Professor

Red Top

Frieda

Josephine

Flora

Gussie

Written by (View all) :

Polly Platt

(story)

Louis Malle

story

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Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 5 13:54

The year is 1917, during the last months of legal prostitution in New Orleans. Hattie (Susan Sarandon) is a prostitute at the home of Madame Nell. Hattie has just given birth to a boy, and already has a 12-year-old daughter Violet (Brooke Shields). Photographer Ernest Bellocq (Keith Carradine) visits them one day, takes pictures of Hattie and fascinates Violet. Nell arranges for Violet’s virgin...Read more

Rating : 7/10

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