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.
Details
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Writer
- Polly Platt
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Antonio Fargas
Barbara Steele
Brooke Shields
Diana Scarwid
Don Hood
Frances Faye
Gerrit Graham
Keith Carradine
Matthew Anton
Susan Sarandon
Keywords
1910s
brothel
brothel madam
child prostitution
demeaning
disheartening
distressing
inflammatory
loss of virginity
new orleans
louisiana
photographer
photography
prostitute
virgin
young prostitute
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