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.


Pretty Baby (1978)
The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
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Brooke Shields
Violet

Keith Carradine
Bellocq

Susan Sarandon
Hattie

Frances Faye
Nell

Antonio Fargas
Professor

Matthew Anton
Red Top

Diana Scarwid
Frieda

Barbara Steele
Josephine

Gerrit Graham
Highpockets
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