Pretty Baby
"The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes."
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.
| Release Date | April 5, 1978 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Pretty Baby | |
| Runtime | 1h 50min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | $5,786,368 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | France, United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures | |