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Pretty Baby (1978)
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A pre-teen girl grows up in a house of prostitution in the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917. Director:Louis Malle |
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| Brooke Shields | ... | ||
| Keith Carradine | ... | ||
| Susan Sarandon | ... | ||
| Frances Faye | ... |
Nell
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| Antonio Fargas | ... |
Professor
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Matthew Anton | ... |
Red Top
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| Diana Scarwid | ... |
Frieda
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| Barbara Steele | ... |
Josephine
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Seret Scott | ... |
Flora
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Cheryl Markowitz | ... |
Gussie
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Susan Manskey | ... |
Fanny
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Laura Zimmerman | ... |
Agnes
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Miz Mary | ... |
Odette
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Gerrit Graham | ... |
Highpockets
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Mae Mercer | ... |
Mama Mosebery
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Storyline
1917, the last months of legal prostitution in Storyville - New Orleans' red-light district. Hattie, a prostitute at the elegant home of Madame Nell, and her 12-year-old daughter Violet are the only ones awake with photographer Ernest J. Bellocq comes by with his camera. He takes pictures of Hattie and he fascinates Violet. Over the next few months, Nell arranges for the auction of Violet's virginity, Hattie marries and goes to St. Louis leaving Violet behind, and Violet determines to marry Bellocq. Is this idyllic or is she just a girl wearing rouge, soon to return to childhood? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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1917. The red-light district of New Orleans. The story of the women. The photographer. And the prostitute's daughter. See more »Genres:
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$5,786,368 (USA)Company Credits
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Josephine: You don't know. Could be a different kind of guy. Someone that wants you to act like she wants it.
Frieda: The main thing is to whimper and cry when he starts, but then you've got to act like it feels good.
Violet: I know what to do. Leave me alone.
Hattie: Well, don't act like you know it all. You won't even get a tip that way.
Fanny: Violet, you should touch him down there, you know, like it's accidental.
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(uncredited)
Music by J. Bodewalt Lampe
Played when Frieda is talking to Violet about the old man See more »
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Crew or equipment visible: After Violet stands up from trying to have her nude picture taken a man can be seen in the reflective part of the camera. See more »Quotes
Frieda: Do not forget, this guy is buying a virgin, so she's got to act it right. You've got to give him the idea that you don't know nothing. It should be like a rape.Josephine: You don't know. Could be a different kind of guy. Someone that wants you to act like she wants it.
Frieda: The main thing is to whimper and cry when he starts, but then you've got to act like it feels good.
Violet: I know what to do. Leave me alone.
Hattie: Well, don't act like you know it all. You won't even get a tip that way.
Fanny: Violet, you should touch him down there, you know, like it's accidental.
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Crazy Credits
The closing credits include a card that states, "With our gratitude for the priceless music of FERDINAND "JELLY ROLL" MORTON." See more »Soundtracks
"Creole Belles"(uncredited)
Music by J. Bodewalt Lampe
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