Pretty Baby (1978)

In the year 1917, the vibrant red-light district of Storyville, New Orleans is the backdrop for a tale of love, innocence lost, and resilience. Amidst the decadent allure of Madame Nell's high-end brothel, we find Hattie, a seasoned prostitute, and her precocious twelve-year-old daughter, Violet, living a life that teeters on the edge of societal norms. Into this world steps Ernest J. Bellocq, a photographer with a magnetic attraction to both Hattie and Violet, who frequents the brothel, intent on capturing its inhabitants through his lens. As the last months of legal prostitution in Storyville unfold, an unexpected turn of events finds Madame Nell orchestrating the auction of Violet's virginity. The fortunate or unfortunate winner, depending on one's perspective, pays a staggering US$ 400 for the privilege. Meanwhile, Hattie finds herself whisked away to Saint Louis as the wife of a wealthy client, leaving Violet to fend for herself in the brothel's opulent yet morally ambiguous confines. In the wake of her mother's departure, Violet makes a life-altering decision: to marry Bellocq and move into his house, her young life intersecting with his in a manner as intriguing as it is disconcerting. Their unconventional domesticity carries on until Hattie, having risen above her past, returns with the intention to reclaim Violet. "Pretty Baby" is a poignant exploration of a world where innocence and vice intertwine, asking whether Violet's existence is a captivating idyll or a premature plunge into adulthood. This film promises to take you on a journey where every frame is as compelling as the pictures captured by Bellocq's camera.

Pretty Baby is a drama movie featuring Stocker Fontelieu.

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