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.
Brooke Shields
as Violet
Keith Carradine
as Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
as Hattie
Frances Faye
as Nell
Antonio Fargas
as Professor
Matthew Anton
as Red Top
Diana Scarwid
as Frieda
Barbara Steele
as Josephine
Gerrit Graham
as Highpockets
Don Hood
as Alfred Fuller
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,...