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.

Keywords: prostitute, photographer, brothel, virgin, new-orleans, photography, young-prostitute, loss-of-virginity, brothel-madam, child-prostitution, early-1900s,

Title: Pretty Baby
Imdb rate: 6.6
Imdb votes: 8,946
Year: 1978
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Polly Platt (story), Polly Platt (screenplay), Louis Malle (story)
Actors:
Brooke Shields
Keith Carradine
Susan Sarandon
Frances Faye

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.