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Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978
110 min
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

7.0
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.0
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

110 min
Runtime
1978-04-05
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1978
Year
Genres
Drama

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User Reviews

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1.0/10
Recent

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 tak...

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1978-04-05
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