The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
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Grave, contemplative, prestige and earnest.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Brooke ShieldsViolet
- Keith CarradineBellocq
- Susan SarandonHattie
- Frances FayeNell
- Antonio FargasProfessor
- Matthew AntonRed Top
- Diana ScarwidFrieda
- Barbara SteeleJosephine
- Gerrit GrahamHighpockets
- Don HoodAlfred Fuller
Crew
- Louis MalleDirector
- Polly PlattScreenplay
- Sven NykvistDirector of Photography
- Suzanne FennEditor
- Louis MalleProducer
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