Shields Portable: Pretty Baby 1978 Starring Brooke

Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama that served as the controversial film debut for Brooke Shields at age 12. Directed by Louis Malle

The film stars a young Brooke Shields (aged 11-12) in her first major film role as Violet. It also features Keith Carradine as photographer E.J. Bellocq and Susan Sarandon as Violet’s mother, Hattie. pretty baby 1978 starring brooke shields portable

It is impossible to discuss Pretty Baby without acknowledging the firestorm that followed its release. While critics praised Malle's direction and the film's artistic merits (it earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes), audiences and censorship boards were horrified by the depiction of a minor in a sexualized environment. Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama