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.
- Year: 1978
- Country: France, United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Paramount
- Keyword: virgin, prostitute, photographer, photography, brothel, new orleans, louisiana, loss of virginity, young prostitute, brothel madam, 1910s, child prostitution
- Director: Louis Malle
- Cast: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Matthew Anton