Directed by:
Louis MalleScreenplay:
Polly PlattCinematography:
Sven NykvistCast:
Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Matthew Anton, Diana Scarwid, Barbara Steele, Seret Scott, Gerrit Graham (more)VOD (2)
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Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). 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. Controversial at the time of release as the story centred on the taboo theme of child prostitution. Acclaimed director Louis Malle created a film of humanity and beauty and is a must-see for all serious film fans. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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The beginning of this film from the seventies is quite rough. It begins with a woman giving birth in a remote brothel in New Orleans at times when shootouts were still a common occurrence in the desert towns of the Wild West just a few hundred miles away. This follows with a brutally gloomy and sad story of one little girl who spent her whole life in this brothel, so her perception of reality is incredibly twisted. The only thing this movie has to offer is a great acting performance by Brooke Shield, who has really lived through the story with her character.
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