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Pretty Baby (1978)
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A semi-scandal upon its release in 1978, this Louis Malle film is set in a turn-of-the-century, New Orleans bordello and focuses on a girl named Violet (then-child actress Brooke Shields) whose imminent twelfth birthday signals her "readiness" to become a career prostitute. Typical of Malle, the outwardly forbidden nature of the story and relationships within are morally obscured by the immediate experiences and unqualified urges of the characters. The little heroine brings a distinctly youthful and innocent view to the milieu, and the introduction of a photographer (Keith Carradine)--who eventually marries Violet--in the brothel...
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I have been hearing for years how scandalous this film is, how it portrays Brooke Shields as a pre-teen prostitute and caused an uproar when it came out.
From a modern perspective, it is less a scandal and more a disturbing wannabe art film. Shields trounces around with an odd confidence despite being naked or nearly...
(complete Pretty Baby review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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