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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.
Language
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Revenue $5,786,368
English
Budget--
Revenue $5,786,368
Keywords
virgin
prostitute
photographer
photography
brothel
new orleans, louisiana
loss of virginity
young prostitute
brothel madam
1910s
child prostitution
demeaning
disheartening
distressing
inflammatory
Casts

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

Seret Scott
Flora
Cheryl Markowitz
Gussie
Susan Manskey
Fanny
Laura Zimmerman
Agnes
Miz Mary
Odette

Mae Mercer
Mama Mosebery
Pat Perkins
Ola Mae
Von Eric Thomas
Nonny
Sasha Holliday
Justine
Lisa Shames
Antonia
Henry Braden
Harry
Patrick M. Burke
Fanny's Customer
C.C. Courtney
Naval Officer
Joe Catalanotto
Hattie's Customer
Philip H. Sizeler
Senator
Don Lutenbacher
Violet's First Customer
Hobe May
Farmer

Stocker Fontelieu
Brothel Patron (uncredited)
Bill Holliday
Gussie's Client (uncredited)
Crews

Polly Platt
Screenplay

Louis Malle
Story

Polly Platt
Story

Louis Malle
Director
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Production Manager

Gary Chason
Casting Director
Tony Wade
Unit Production Manager
Suzanne Fenn
Editor

Juliet Taylor
Casting
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration

Polly Platt
Associate Producer
Trevor Williams
Production Design
Skip Godwin
Sound Engineer
Charlene Roberson
Makeup Artist
Donald F. Johnson
Sound Mixer
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist

Louis Malle
Producer
Raymond Burke
Musician
Alice Miller
Assistant Editor
Toby Lovallo
Second Assistant Director
Charlene Johnson
Hairstylist
John M. Poer
Assistant Director
Jerry Wexler
Music Supervisor
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Mark Wade
Property Master
Louis Cottrell
Musician
Jelly Roll Morton
Additional Music
Suzanne Baron
Supervising Editor
Bob Greene
Musician
Mina Mittelman
Costume Supervisor
Ruth Blakeslee
Assistant Editor
Greg Van Dyke
Transportation Coordinator
Mateel Hoppe
Assistant Editor

Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Michael McGowan
Camera Operator
Donald Heitzer
Assistant Director
Kid Thomas
Musician
Al Rose
Researcher
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