So.... why one star? Because, honestly, it's boring. It kind of does to New Orleans' red-...
Pretty Baby
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.
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Pretty Baby
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- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 5, 1978
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
User Score
70%
Original Title
Pretty Baby
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Director
Louis Malle
Revenue
$5,786,368
Description
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.