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Pretty Baby
“The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.”
7.0 / 10• 1978• 1h 50m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
Cast & Crew
Brooke Shields
Violet
Lead
Keith Carradine
Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
Hattie
Frances Faye
Nell
Antonio Fargas
Professor
Matthew Anton
Red Top
Diana Scarwid
Frieda
Barbara Steele
Josephine
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Malle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pretty Baby is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
