In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
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Brooke Shields
Violet
Keith Carradine
Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
Hattie
Frances Faye
Nell
Antonio Fargas
Professor
Matthew Anton
Red Top
Diana Scarwid
Frieda
Barbara Steele
Josephine
Gerrit Graham
Highpockets
Don Hood
Alfred Fuller
Director
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Polly Platt
Tagline
"The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,500,000
Revenue
$11,600,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
So.... why one star? Because, honestly, it's boring. It kind of does to New Orleans' red-light district what Reds did to John Reed.... sucked all the excitement out of the story in an effort to make it artistic. It's well acted, but it's weak on plot, weak on story, weak on entertainment.... but, like Reds, it's one of those movies that you have to watch because 41 years after the fact it is st...
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