1978
7.0 (373 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Pretty Baby
The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Polly Platt
Story: Louis Malle, Polly Platt
Director: Louis Malle
Producer: Louis Malle
Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist
Top Cast
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
Videos
Pretty Baby (1978) 35MM Trailer
