Pretty Baby (DVD)

Description: Genre: Drama / Suitable for 18 years and over / Director: Louis Malle / Actors: Keith Carradine, Brooke Shields, Susan ... more

Pretty Baby (DVD) ... Sarandon ... / DVD released 2007-02-19 at Paramount Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... based mainly in a house set in the red light district of New Orleans and follows the character of E.J Bellocq ( played by ... more

... Keith Carradine) a photographer who becomes involved with Violet. There are some powerful and to be honest slightly disturbing scenes throughout the film. One that comes to mind is when they start to auction her (Violet) to a room of gentleman selling her as a virgin and referring to her as "The finest delicacy New Orleans has to offer" and selling her like a piece of meat to the highest bidder. The acting throughout the film and from most of the cast is just amazing. I did feel at times that the acting from ...more

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	Pretty Baby [DVD] [1978] Release Date: 2007 - 02 - 19, Rating Suitable for 18 years and over, Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40	£ 2.98	within 24 hours

Pretty Baby [DVD] [1978]
Release Date: 2007 - 02 - 19, Rating Suitable for 18 years and over,

Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40

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Pretty Baby (DVD): A Film Everyone Should See At Least Once (378 words)
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Produced and directed by Louis Malle in the late seventies, Pretty Baby portrays the taboo subject of child prostitution in the early twentieth century (set in 1917 if I remember correctly). The film became very controversial for obvious reasons. It shows Brooke Shields (who plays Violet) at the age of twelfth often completely naked and in a sexual role that some would say is unsuitable for a minor (while essential to the plot). The film is based mainly in a house set in the red light district of New Orleans and follows the character of E.J Bellocq ( played by Keith Carradine) a photographer who becomes involved with Violet. There are some ... Read the complete review

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