Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978110 min
6.9/10
Drama

Plot Summary

In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.

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👥Cast (29)

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Violet

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Bellocq

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Hattie

Frances Faye

Frances Faye

Nell

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Professor

Matthew Anton

Matthew Anton

Red Top

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Frieda

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Josephine

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Highpockets

Don Hood

Don Hood

Alfred Fuller

Seret Scott

Seret Scott

Flora

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Cheryl Markowitz

Gussie

🎬Crew

Director

Louis Malle

Writers

Louis Malle, Polly Platt, Polly Platt

Producers

Louis Malle

🖼️Gallery (28 images)

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🏷️Keywords

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💬Reviews (1)

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GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

So.... why one star? Because, honestly, it's boring. It kind of does to New Orleans' red-light district what Reds did to John Reed.... sucked all the excitement out of the story in an effort to make it artistic. It's well acted, but it's weak on plot, weak on story, weak on entertainment.... but, like Reds, it's one of those movies that you have to watch because 41 years after the fact it is still being talked about. But, to be fair, I guess it's hard to make a movie about someone that takes pictures and make it riveting. After all, E. J. Bellocq wasn't exactly Robert Capa

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures