Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). 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 | Violet | |
Keith Carradine | Bellocq | |
Susan Sarandon | Hattie | |
Frances Faye | Nell | |
Antonio Fargas | Professor | |
Matthew Anton | Red Top |
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