-1978- Ok.ru - Pretty Baby

Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby offers a period drama set in the final days of New Orleans' Storyville red-light district around 1917, starring Brooke Shields as a child raised in a brothel and Keith Carradine as photographer E.J. Bellocq. Noted for its cinematography by Sven Nykvist and its portrayal of a sensitive subculture, the film is primarily remembered for the controversies surrounding its production, subject matter, and the age of its lead actress. You can view the film on Ok.ru.

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• Cinematography: Sven Nykvist (Bergman’s cinematographer) creates a beautiful, soft-focus, nostalgic look that contrasts sharply with the disturbing subject matter.
• Period authenticity: The film effectively recreates the Storyville district.
• Performances: Brooke Shields gives a remarkably composed performance for her age, and Susan Sarandon is excellent.

• Director: Louis Malle
• Starring: Brooke Shields (12 years old at release), Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon
• Plot: Set in 1917 New Orleans, it follows Violet (Shields), a young girl living in a brothel run by her mother (Sarandon). When her mother marries a client, Violet is “sold” to a photographer (Carradine) and enters into a sexual relationship with him.

The historical records of the Red Light District in New Orleans and the real-life work of photographer E.J. Bellocq. Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby offers a