Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). 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.
Genre: Drama, History
Starring: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas
Directed & Produced by: Juliet Taylor, James L. Berkey, Gary Chason, Sven Nykvist, Louis Malle
Release date: 4/5/1978
Running time: 110 minutes
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10 by 103 users