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Pretty Baby is a 1978 American erotic drama film directed and produced by Louis Malle. The screenplay was written by Polly Platt, with cinematography by Sven Nykvist and music by Jelly Roll Morton. The production company and distributor was Paramount Pictures. The film features Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, and Antonio Fargas in the cast.
Set in 1917 New Orleans, the narrative focuses on prostitution and the prostitution of children. The story follows a 12-year-old girl raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother. The film was filmed in New Orleans and released in the United States. It has a runtime of 110 minutes and is available via video on demand.
The film received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. Review scores include 6.9 out of 10, 71%, and a vote average of 7.001. The production budget was 3,500,000, and the revenue was 11,600,000. The work is in English and is assessed by the Bechdel test.
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7.0In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
Cast
- Brooke Shields as Violet
- Keith Carradine as Bellocq
- Susan Sarandon as Hattie
- Frances Faye as Nell
- Antonio Fargas as Professor
- Matthew Anton as Red Top
Themes
- virgin
- prostitute
- photographer
- photography
- brothel
- new orleans, louisiana
- loss of virginity
- young prostitute
- brothel madam
- 1910s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution of children
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Screenwriter
- Polly Platt
- Cast member
- Mae Mercer
- Composer
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Producer
- Louis Malle
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Sven Nykvist
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 198877
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1978-00-00
- title
- Pretty Baby
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71%
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