Internationally acclaimed director Louis Malle has taken a taboo subject ? child prostitution ? and created in Pretty Baby a film of humanity and beauty. E.J. Bellocq (Keith Carradine) is a photographer in 1917 obsessed with the prostitutes in New Orleans' red-light district. Violet (12-year-old Brooke Shields) a young girl, bewitches Bellocq with her curiosity and naive coquettishness. Malle's level-headed treatment of this controversial theme and exceptional performances by the entire cast (especially Susan Sarandon as Violet's prostitute mother) make Pretty Baby a must-see for all serious film fans.
Production Year:
1978
Released:
Tue, 11/18/2003
Run Time Minutes:
109
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-4
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Mono
Actors:
Brooke Shields - Violet
Actors:
Keith Carradine - Bellocq
Actors:
Susan Sarandon - Hattie
Actors:
Frances Faye - Nell
Actors:
Antonio Fargas - Professor
Actors:
Matthew Anton - Red Top
Actors:
Diana Scarwid - Frieda
Actors:
Barbara Steele - Josephine
Actors:
Seret Scott - Flora
Actors:
Cheryl Markowitz - Gussie
Actors:
Susan Manskey - Fanny
Actors:
Laura Zimmerman - Agnes
Actors:
Miz Mary - Odette
Actors:
Gerrit Graham - Highpockets
Actors:
Mae Mercer - Mama Mosebery
Actors:
Don Hood - Alfred Fuller
Actors:
Pat Perkins - Ola Mae
Actors:
Von Eric Thomas - Nonny
Actors:
Sasha Holliday - Justine
Actors:
Lisa Shames - Antonia
Actors:
Henry Braden - Harry
Actors:
Patrick M. Burke - Fanny's Customer
Actors:
C. C. Courtney - Naval Officer
Actors:
Joe Catalavetto - Hattie's Customer
Actors:
Philip H. Sizeler - Senator
Actors:
Don Lutenbacher - Violet's First Customer
Actors:
Hobe May - Farmer
Actors:
Bill Holliday - Gussie's client