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7.0/10 • 379

1978-04-051h 50m

Drama

The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.

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.

Directors
Louis Malle
Editors
Suzanne Fenn

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  1. Brooke Shields

    Brooke Shields

    Violet

  2. Keith Carradine

    Keith Carradine

    Bellocq

  3. Susan Sarandon

    Susan Sarandon

    Hattie

  4. Frances Faye

    Frances Faye

    Nell

  5. Antonio Fargas

    Antonio Fargas

    Professor

  6. Matthew Anton

    Matthew Anton

    Red Top

  7. Diana Scarwid

    Diana Scarwid

    Frieda

  8. Barbara Steele

    Barbara Steele

    Josephine

  9. Gerrit Graham

    Gerrit Graham

    Highpockets

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 12, 2023

1/10

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 takes pictures and make it riveting. After all, E. J. Bellocq wasn't exactly Robert Capa

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$5,786,368.00
Keywords
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