Release Date | 1978-04-05 |
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Runtime | 110 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas |
Directors | Louis Malle, Louis Malle, Polly Platt, Polly Platt, Suzanne Fenn |
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.