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.
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.
The film portrays the exploitation of a young girl in a New Orleans brothel without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a partisan solution, focusing instead on the human condition and historical context.
The movie 'Pretty Baby' features a cast that is primarily white, consistent with its historical setting, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative explores themes of child exploitation and innocence within a specific historical context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Pretty Baby focuses on the life of a young girl in a New Orleans brothel in the early 20th century. The narrative primarily explores themes of childhood, exploitation, and photography. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explicit themes present in the film's storyline.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pretty Baby is an original film from 1978, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to compare against for a gender swap.
The film "Pretty Baby" features original characters created for the screenplay, not adaptations of pre-existing characters with established races or specific historical figures. Therefore, no character's race could have been altered from a prior canon.
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