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.
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Film Cast:
- Violet: Brooke Shields
- Bellocq: Keith Carradine
- Hattie: Susan Sarandon
- Nell: Frances Faye
- Professor: Antonio Fargas
- Red Top: Matthew Anton
- Frieda: Diana Scarwid
- Josephine: Barbara Steele
- Highpockets: Gerrit Graham
- Alfred Fuller: Don Hood
- Flora: Seret Scott
- Gussie: Cheryl Markowitz
- Fanny: Susan Manskey
- Agnes: Laura Zimmerman
- Odette: Miz Mary
- Mama Mosebery: Mae Mercer
- Ola Mae: Pat Perkins
- Nonny: Von Eric Thomas
- Justine: Sasha Holliday
- Antonia: Lisa Shames
- Harry: Henry Braden
- Fanny’s Customer: Patrick M. Burke
- Naval Officer: C.C. Courtney
- Hattie’s Customer: Joe Catalanotto
- Senator: Philip H. Sizeler
- Violet’s First Customer: Don Lutenbacher
- Farmer: Hobe May
- Brothel Patron (uncredited): Stocker Fontelieu
- Gussie’s Client (uncredited): Bill Holliday
Film Crew:
- Producer: Louis Malle
- Associate Producer: Polly Platt
- Editor: Suzanne Fenn
- Casting: Juliet Taylor
- Set Decoration: James L. Berkey
- Production Design: Trevor Williams
- Makeup Artist: Dave Grayson
- Makeup Artist: Charlene Roberson
- Sound Engineer: Skip Godwin
- Sound Mixer: Donald F. Johnson
- Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist
- Hairstylist: Charlene Johnson
- Assistant Director: Donald Heitzer
- Second Assistant Director: Toby Lovallo
- Assistant Director: John M. Poer
- Property Master: Mark Wade
- Camera Operator: Michael McGowan
- Costume Supervisor: Mina Mittelman
- Supervising Editor: Suzanne Baron
- Assistant Editor: Ruth Blakeslee
- Assistant Editor: Mateel Hoppe
- Assistant Editor: Alice Miller
- Musician: Raymond Burke
- Musician: Louis Cottrell
- Musician: Bob Greene
- Additional Music: Jelly Roll Morton
- Musician: Kid Thomas
- Music Supervisor: Jerry Wexler
- Script Supervisor: Alan Greedy
- Transportation Coordinator: Greg Van Dyke
- Researcher: Al Rose
- Production Manager: Lindsley Parsons Jr.
- Casting Director: Gary Chason
- Unit Production Manager: Tony Wade
Movie Reviews:
- GenerationofSwine: 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 still being talked about.
- But, to be fair, I guess it’s hard to make a movie about someone that takes pictures and make it riveting. After all, E. J. Bellocq wasn’t exactly Robert Capa