Pretty Baby (4/8) Movie CLIP - Violet, You Alright? (1978) HD

[@arionbriyel4324]

the saddest part is how she made them laugh. when she was in physical pain and obviously crying during the experience

[@jdogjohnson9038]

@daniel Eldridge listen at yourself just because the law might not catch you doesn't mean it's right or that your innocent!

[@Vickyyxoxo]

daniel Eldridge what? it is true a lot of men do look at younger women & think of them sexually, hell i got hit on by a 30yr old man when i was 15, he was holding his little daughters hand & i just felt disgusting, but i like to think that there are least some men out there who have morals.

[@Vickyyxoxo]

daniel Eldridge wait i know just saw this, “perfect until she is 18”??

[@Vickyyxoxo]

daniel Eldridge don’t be vile, you *can’t* look at whatever you want to, children don’t know what they are doing in those videos. They have their innocence taken away from them, it’s extremely disgusting man.

[@PurpleDragonz55]

Makeupforevery 123 ikr wtf did I just read ???

[@pyronei]

You can tell those actresses are trying their best to keep her covered... how horrible... this poor girl...

[@berniemazur870]

Yeah I totally saw that. Cazy.

[@reveltreasahi8095]

The girl in all black really came to the rescue and even hugged her to secretly cover her

[@ac9184]

@Herr Dan it’s still horrible, she was 11 years old.

[@ci3503]

@Herr Dan it’s still bad, it happens to little girls everyday

[@katiej293]

@Herr Dan so insensitive… it’s still sexualising a literal child.

[@sandhyamathura]

Never seen this movie before. It makes me want to cry, vomit and punch someone all at once.

[@EmmyV2002]

You can punch Brooke's mother and Louis Malle. They're the ones who made this idea of a movie.

[@credendovides20]

@@EmmyV2002 Yes, they made this movie to denounce the horrors of child prostitution and spread awareness on how disgusting it is? Why don't we focus our disgust into trying to actually doing something to stop this from happening instead of punching the people that presented this concept in a social movie? 🙄

[@jadefo2433]

Selene but her mom sold her out ever since she was a little kid as if she was a mere object. Don’t defend the undefendable

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

Sandhya Mathura it makes me want to hunt down some child molestors and slit their throats.

[@scrimbo5319]

Aroeira Sicupira pedo

[@kaylap6382]

This makes me really sad to think young girls have actually experienced this terrible unfortunate thing. A full grown man with a child. This is absolutely shocking and disgusting.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Still happens every day in the Islamic world.

[@danacarter9147]

@@Emper0rH0rde It happens all around the world.

[@بلااسم-ل3و]

@@Emper0rH0rde to be honest I've seen alot of young girls that flirt with older guys in in a European country so it could also happen in Europe

[@Adele5554]

Happens everywhere around the world. There's a lot more pedophiles than you think, they're well hidden.

[@بلااسم-ل3و]

@Dani and David first of all i am not an adult and i was just saying what ive seen i didnt mention anything about an adult not taking resposibility i only said that it happens in europe too

[@deepa2690]

The film should’ve used an adult who looked young, instead of sexualizing a child Edit: so many tv shows now cast 20 and even 30 year olds to play teens. There’s no justifying it, and the fact that her mother agreed to it and blue lagoon sickens me

[@AsmrHoe]

Agreed

[@brucekaraus7330]

The image was sexualized, not the child.

[@Two_lights867]

Deepa • This film shouldn’t exist

[@karenramirez7856]

Girl chill out

[@janjbowman]

Deepa Raina Hollywood is a corrupt industry they don’t care who they exploit or hurt .

[@missl5122]

It's sad because this was actually a thing that happened.

[@mininanieves862]

And still happens to this day.

[@larasofiabgj]

this still happens my dude

[@user-hf4qy3mt6z]

prostitution in general is illegal, they meant that children being forced to work as prostitutes and going through all this w/o having anyone to care for them seriously, if at all.

[@caitlinjane92]

It still happens because young girls who have been kidnapped have often been sold into prostitution.

[@heyikindalikeyou]

Happens every day. Children are trafficked and sold, raped, tortured and murdered everyday. Its the saddest thing in the world.

[@ellajosh2068]

this was disturbing to the extreme.

[@terajahminor2414]

Ella Josh AMEN!!!

[@Kairii-Kylie]

And based on the true events of the place, the photographer really existed

[@afgdrbhyz]

Dude it didn’t even show shit shut up

[@TheSkullThatTalks]

Yeah..face reality,this planet is not a dream land.

[@guitarttimman]

Well, if she gave consent, no. But, if she didn't yes.

[@sodasirap]

You're a good woman. But Brooke Shield's mother was not. She was the one forcing her into show business, then nude modelling at 10 years old, then act in this movie at 12. Brooke later confessed how she hated to be sexualised at a very young age. And here we are in youtube, with lots of comments saying this is not child porn and that there's nothing wrong getting a child naked on screen. Bunch of sickos here

[@VixxKong2]

sodasirap I heard that she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. When did she say she was?

[@caitlinjane92]

She must have spoken up about it at some point. And I thought Natalie Wood's Mom treated her very poorly in show business.

[@cathemist]

And The Wild Bean Appears It’s still creepy as hell. Like, really? A 10 year old posing nude is still child exploitation, whether she was uncomfortable or not.

[@dfabulous]

@@VixxKong2 She's said in many interviews that she was proud of her movies. Have y'all seen her these days? She looks very healthy and happy and young to be her age. She even wrote a book to shut everyone up about how horrible her mother was. Yeah the movie was disturbing but it was bringing light on something that was seen as normal in the time period of the movie.

[@marykitten4947]

I’m sorry but in Hollywood they try to make the norm of sexualizing kids to we’re no one thinks about it even the kids to the parents. So no I think this is wrong my mom told me about this movie how she couldn’t watch the whole thing because she was so sick by it

[@r0xanne_d0ll]

Her face at the end made me so sad as if her innocence was stolen. It irks my how realistic her sad laugh was by trying to mask her pain as if she realized that she was in a position that wasn't right. This movie makes me sad.

[@DiamanteDea]

Cause brooke probably could actually relate

[@ezekielbertrand809]

Why was she laughing ?

[@starlightpoppy741]

@@ezekielbertrand809 acting

[@OmmerSyssel]

Ever considered the possibility that art is supposed to engage you emotionally?

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

Ever sadder that it was her irl

[@izzybop24601]

I love how the mom came in and was like “Violet?!? Baby?!?” Like, you weren’t all worried like that when you AUCTIONED her off

[@OmmerSyssel]

🤣🤣 Ohh you hysterical drama Queens.. Never miss a chance being upset! You watched a movie, not a documentary! Now freak out.. 🤣

[@kristinaf5135]

@@OmmerSyssel you so lame.. if you think this only happens in a movie, you're obviously born without any brain cells.

[@kateGZ2003]

@@OmmerSyssel hysterical?? Are you serious lmao…yeah it’s a movie but don’t mean we can’t say stuff about it ? I swear you men 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@rachelmcannah8861]

@@OmmerSyssel this used to actually happen.

[@noeliamedina3064]

@@OmmerSyssel tf is wrong with you? IS A F*CKING KID! A REAL 11YEAR OLD was exploited to do this horrible movie!

[@emilypaige.1545]

I cried when I watched that. As SOON as she screamed, tears came rolling. I couldn't hold it in anymore. Watching a CHILD go through that absolutely broke my heart. And not just her character, but the actress, Brooke, herself.

[@Alicewoods000]

You weren't the only one.....tears came immediately when I saw her in pain. She was still a CHILD ....a poor inocent child. I watched this movie a long time ago and it didn't impact me as hard as it did now....that I'm a mother

[@lizsvlogz]

i havent watched this movie, why was she in pain?

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

@@lizsvlogzthe tween girl had her virginity auctioned and violently abused by a grown man who didn’t give a damn about her or how she was feeling, there’s this very creepy and disturbing scene before he did it when he slowly approaches her and she is scared when she realized he wanted to hurt her. And meanwhile her mother was downstairs partying and drinking with her friends and clients

[@jondavidson9039]

There is nothing funny about this scene. This film disturbed me greatly when I saw it many years ago. This young child's mother literally allowed her to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, regardless of the hell she would go through at the hands of an adult male, or if she were made pregnant or not. That was an evil act. She betrayed her trust as a mother to protect her child.... for money.

[@Blue.1889]

that wasnt her mother, that was the madam of the house. Her mom left and tried to take her with her, but violet didnt want to go bc she liked the house :/ her mom came back for her in the end though

[@jondavidson9039]

Calisha H , her mother was there the night of the auction. She should have gotten her child the hell out of the before the evil "madam" sold her off like a piece of meat.

[@sheylapelaez9054]

Jon Davidson but that's why I want to watch this movie, it gives light to this very taboo subject

[@Toywithme200]

finally!!! a man with a comment that is not a sick pedophile remark. at least there is one decent man out there. thanks for the comment!

[@LisaSmith-tb8bb]

THIS WAS A MOVIE IT NOT REAL TWAS MAKE BELIEVE THEY’RE ACTING

[@galaxymaster]

This movie was so disturbing omg

[@eddiedelreal8229]

why?

[@frenchieseverine4514]

Yes sure it was!!! And the young prostitute who asks "You all right? "That's so stupid! How can Violet be allright? She's just had her vagina torn wildy and everything 's ok ??The baby Violet isn't ok at all,she can't be well.

[@galaxymaster]

Frenchie séverine I think the belting part was worse. Especially because she didn't really do anything bad.

[@galaxymaster]

***** ok....

[@quari9115]

i do hope you're joking

[@breeanyciamanuel6844]

I've never even seen this movie and it is so disturbing

[@MAGAISKLAN]

Please...do not watch it. It's a disgusting movie.

[@Syphong]

If you have a weak stomach, please dont. I happened to watch this (i had no choice) back in college because of my thesis tackling about the topic of child exploitation both in fictional and in real life. I had to skip some parts while reviewing the movie because it was just that sick and disgusting.

[@MAGAISKLAN]

@@Syphong Truth...there were parts where I thought I was going to vomit. I can't BELIEVE Brooke Shields Mom let her own child do this grimy film. That girl was far too young for this and in all honesty, the movie didn't need to be made at all. Shame on Hollywood and shame on Teri Shields! I bet Brooke, who seems like a really lovely person, would never let her kid do something as perverted as "Pretty Baby".

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

well if you have not seen it girl......go grab some popcorn

[@mumble.jumbles]

It was banned in Bariswana.

[@elizabethgutierrez4525]

I can’t believe she’s 11 in this movie . In the blue lagoon she’s 15 . She’s too young for these types of movies

[@robingroves5472]

Blue Lagoon used a body double and she was supposed to be with someone her own age.

[@elizabethgutierrez4525]

@@robingroves5472 doesn’t mater she’s was 15 . They are sexualizing a 15 year old . Thats just eww

[@PearlFirexx]

I guess if it's a movie about child prostitution, you got to have a child play the role. It wouldn't make sense if they had a 20 year old do it.

[@Србомбоница86]

@@elizabethgutierrez4525 nowadays they are sexualizing themselves

[@nell9400]

America is sick

[@goodjuju320]

The man knew he was so wrong. Look at his behavior when he left.

[@caitlinjane92]

Although she laughed on the outside, I'm sure that on the inside Violet was crying in pain. She went from seeing herself getting dolled up to look pretty for men as being just an innocent, harmful game to being something completely horrifying and disgusting in reality.

[@HerrMikael]

The acting is fantastic. You can really feel the pain, confusion and dissapointment

[@valkor73]

selling a kid is sick

[@blackberry8615]

valkor73 yes nasty

[@emachristinethebean8443]

She looks like she's hysterically crying laughing

[@kathyyore309]

It's amazing Brooke grew up to be a normal and pretty great person. She certainly didn't learn it from her mother

[@user-rz6dp1nw1p]

how can someone make this scene humorous,this is some dark shit

[@pilgram974]

B it's not meant to be humorous. They are trying to laugh off the shitty reality they are currently living in.

[@gabrielamarcus]

Laughter is a coping mechanism...

[@koolaidman6251]

There were no social support systems back then -- Violet had 2 choices -- be auctioned off or starve in the street. There was nowhere for her to go -- she either needed to live in the whorehouse and earn her keep, or she would live a miserable, wretched life on the street. So, sometimes they laugh about things in the house because it's become your regular work day. Those women are the only friends she's had. She gets food, shelter, and an element of protection there. She would have none on the street.

[@michellebond7971]

All I can say is WTF was wrong with her parents?! This is SICK!

[@littlecasino60]

She's working in a New Orleans whorehouse. She doesn't know who her father is and her mother is also a sex-worker in the house.

[@michellebond7971]

Princess Taboo I was talking about her real parents..lol

[@michellebond7971]

frida cadena Thank God your not my Mother!

[@michellebond7971]

frida cadena No... it's because this girl was treated like a prostitute..her being a child! She was raised to think it's ok to act in movies like this... this is sexual abuse in my eyes..her parents were wrong to raise their child like this...and your no better .. obviously. I am Not going to argue with you.. I was raised in a better way than this... this movie is sick and this should have been against the law to make a movie with this little girl (at the time) in it..you actually avoided what it was really about

[@cynthia5015]

her mother was actually ok with this! she exploited brooke at 10 years old to do show biz and pose naked. awful

[@h.l.asolomonov7674]

This scene makes me angry this movie is horrible because it's realistic unfortunately unfortunately

[@marielameza7716]

H.L.A Solomonov So sad man, can't believe that this things still happen....

[@barbarawebb7185]

H.L.A Solomonov be mad at the men who would buy and exploit children like this.

[@lizzy4827]

I think the saddest part about this movie is how Brooke's mother exploited her

[@jjkm17]

Barbara Hock women did the same

[@godzillagirl5626]

I think this movie was a success in bringing light to real world problems. That’s the reason I like this movie, not because of the storyline, but because it shows what real children go through everyday.

[@amy4291]

@Godzillagirl 56 100% agree with you. It's a sad film, but a story that needs to be told, in the hopes of teaching people compassion.

[@pisketti]

Right, but they could’ve done it without hiring an actual 11 year old.

[@scrappymom7881]

completely agree that the information needs to be told, but to glorify it as a movie was the absolute wrong medium to use. Taking it a step further by using a CHILD actor in the main role was horrific. I think documentary was the right way of bringing to light this information.

[@rashida7777]

Yes, this is the o nly positive aspect.

[@Sickboyfriend]

People say this movie is sick, but I like that it brought attention to the subject. I didn't know that child prostitutes were allowed back in the day (1910s). I think it's important to know what was accepted back then so we don't do the same today.

[@frenchieseverine4514]

Yes i perfectly agree and i think it was the aim of this movie ,bringing attention on child prostitution..

[@chocolatemilk9363]

It also glorifies and normalizes it, which is why a movie like this shouldn’t have been made. It’s a baby version of child pornography and it’s sick!

[@barbarawebb7185]

How about child brides - still going on today.

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

Han child prostitution still goes on today in the US and not much is being done to stop it.

[@chainsawkitten3766]

FirstName LastName and the average street prostitute is about her age

[@lanitana100]

So which one do you guy think is worse? Lolita or this?

[@lolitahays1400]

The Dude THIS.

[@humantaste5776]

both of them are fucked up little pieces of shit but this is fucking worse!!!

[@kimherrera53]

The Dude both!! both are pure disturbing and the fan Base even more, a bunch of pedos or grown ass women who wish they were "sexy kids" to tease pedos.

[@lanitana100]

lolita hays I agree with you! 😉

[@lanitana100]

I recommend you guys read the book. It's beautifully written despite what's in the material 😊

[@TheLeah2344]

This is NOT normal ! What the hell she is in PHYSICAL PAIN !

[@kanikagaral7637]

These women cared more about her then her actual parents. These actresses kept trying to cover her so she is not exposed.

[@Amanda-hu5ip]

Makes my stomach churn. So sad, so sick. My heart breaks for young girl’s everywhere.

[@truthandonlythetruth9903]

I remember when this first came out. I was a preteen and babysitting my younger brother while my parents went to see it. They came back early and said they walked out of this filthy, horrific movie. I have never watched it. Now I know why. How could any mother allow their child to make such a movie?

[@ricardoperez9002]

Maybe the chash😂😂‼️

[@autumnhomer9786]

🎀Brooke Shields mother was a drug addict and an alcoholic and she put her daughter in positions to be exploited. To fuel her addiction. At least this film was acting but the mother made her do much worse with Playboy. And yet as an adult today when Shields talks about her mother. It’s never with anger but love, understanding and compassion.🎀

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

​@@autumnhomer9786so Brooke is a classy lady, despite Terri

[@Alicewoods000]

Omg i couldn't stop crying ....when i saw this part. She is still a baby, with her little childs face, a very beautiful baby....expose to the savage man's desires....as a mother this scene hurts me

[@sumvivus6199]

Cant believe they chose a literal child for this role

[@tonkagarfield]

The real disturbing part of this scene that was omitted by these clips was in between the auction scene and this scene, there is shots of the whore house and the other whores silent reactions to Violets screams after she goes upstairs with her first client. Just an intense and horrifying scream.

[@emilypaige.1545]

That scream made me sob so hard. I hated it.

[@michaelpryor78]

Say what you want about Brooke being 12 in this movie, but nobody can deny that her acting was phenomenal.

[@arlo4194]

11

[@killermarfidyoh138]

@@arlo419411 and 12 they shot in a four month period starting of spring of 1977.

[@formlessdivinity]

Probably bc she didn’t really have to act very much

[@krystallovern6752]

@@arlo4194😢

[@LifeInPink999]

It’s so ironic how the man who paid so much for her once done basically runs away from there as the people who took his money will shame him or reprimand him. He knows that what he did is disgraceful yet he still did it.

[@cheesychickens2831]

Poor Violet :(

[@isobelangeli2053]

I find it disgusting this happens in real life . No child should experience such acts .

[@SF-jn1hp]

Her pained, forced laugh😔

[@madtingz2288]

Thinking about all the camera men and directors in the room when this poor girl filmed this scene... 🤢 and the parents just allowed it, all for the money of course. So disgusting.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Hollywood is run by Luciferians

[@gingerellacookiecookieguts273]

a girl who isn't developed fully it could actually be dangerous

[@carolinesalv]

IT IS!

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

incredibly dangerous! Some women are unable to give birth due to being sexually abused as a child.

[@danacarter9147]

@@aestheticgarbage6671 Well said!

[@melindabevan6667]

Yes it can be life threatening 😢

[@baddiereal7461]

Poor brooke shields i remember being 12 and watching this and crying feeling so bad for the poor girl at the time i didn't understand why she was in pain and why her makeup was smeared now i know why poor girl

[@irawilliams343]

I don't think I've ever seen anything so disturbing in classic movies before

[@LittleRubberSquare]

Its sad that the youth today want everything censored - You don't learn anything if you remove unpleasant realities, or history - it will be taboo and in some cases, forgotten instead. When this movie came out, the subject of child prostitution was taboo - and let me remind you that child pornography was LEGAL until the 80's. - Back then people knew it existed but no one took a stand against it because it was easier to turn a blind eye. Movies like this brought more attention and coverage than you'd imagine. It wasn't made for pedophiles, it was made to provoke and get a debate going. The discussion of children and sexuality came into debate - and yes you have to discuss things like that to learn what is appropriate and what is not, thats how the laws of today were formed. Lastly, you might say being naked traumatised her, but no child feels sexual by being naked - adults are the ones who pervert it. .. Its sad that today most parents don't even want to bathe their own children if they are of the opposite sex, because society has made something beautiful and innocent into something disgusting and perverted. Glad I am not from this generation..

[@kennedybyrdsong3644]

She said that the press made it sound like it was bad but to her it wasn't

[@Wargatron]

LittleRubberSquare I was born in 98 but a agree with almost if not everything you've said in that comment.

[@kasiamonet9251]

What do you mean "today's youth" want to censor everything? When this movie came out, there was a RIDICULOUS amount of backlash. She had to go on trial with congress, it was banned in multiple countries and her mothers were receiving death letters. It's not just "today's youth," who wanted this censored.

[@arionbriyel4324]

LittleRubberSquare its not the youth that try to censor everything...

[@callmeyourdai5y518]

there is a big old difference between making a film promoting an issue and engaging with that issue yourself

[@dazeddream]

Love how violets mom acted so concerned

[@ellamay5488]

1:25 trying to keep her covered tf up

[@Ineedpeace215]

The straw which broke the camel’s back for Teri’s emotional state was all the criticism she had received for letting and allowing her own daughter be part of the controversial film, Pretty Baby. When she was only 11 years old, Brooke was cast in the 1978 film and was part of some very questionable scenes. This caused a lot negative attention and the reviews were contradicting. Seeing a minor play in such a film was definitely groundbreaking for the industry, however, it was also perceived as completely inappropriate. Teri’s motherly and management skills were starting to be questioned.

[@jeanettemcdonald5779]

Like a lot of child stars she was supporting her mother, she was made to take any role that put money in the mothers purse, she wasn't old enough to be deciding which role was right and which wasn't, she was being exploited. She turned out to be a beautiful sensible woman, she should be very proud of herself.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Wonder what you're sort of hysterical drama queen's spent your day with, before the Internet served you all evil, in your rosy Disney world ...

[@сиднипрескотт-щ3л]

Brooke's acting is great in this movie

[@violetlunna]

oh my goodness how could they make this scene humorous???? Why are they laughing oh my gosh!

[@whatblank4157]

????!!!! I was looking for a song so I typed "my pretty baby" and I ended up here. what is this? why the hell those people were laughing?! there is absolutely nothing funny about this at all!

[@YMI4NSpace]

My mom allowed me to watch this with her when I was Violets age. I felt so sick after.

[@bellaluna9572]

this is disgusting...i can't believe this had been filmed. Brooke Shields was 12 fricking 12!

[@misslanfeartelamon]

Brooke shields said she hadn't felt exploited during shooting. And she could relate to Violete much. Probably nonchalance of Violete towards her own mistreatment was same with Brooke. Because it was the only world she knew and she was too young to see what was wrong with it.

[@davidrobertmalcolm2967]

Terrible to think that very young girls are still being trafficked throughout the World. Kidnapped virgins sold at auctions. Not much being done to stop this trade. Criminal gangs make a lot of money from such sales.

[@barromodon4001]

Brooke shields mom let her do a lot of revealing scenes in movies while she was still a minor!!

[@lisagallo6627]

She had body doubles. Read her biography.

[@Rockamolie]

She also put her in Playboy at age ten.

[@dollie5794]

Rock amolie ew WHAT

[@leighal8903]

This movie should of never been made, period...it’s so sick, shame on them all.

[@nolagriffis1460]

Brooke Sheilds was actually 11 years old when she was casted in this film

[@joymechell277]

The only movie that could top Lolita. I heard the book was less romanticized but this is literally as creepy as it gets

[@heyitskc192]

no but looking at her like that actually made me cry and feel so uneasy. it's so heartbreaking

[@ct6852]

Just saw the Brooke Shields documentary. They weren't lying. This movie is f'd up. But so is History.

[@Wargatron]

God that's so fucked...

[@mydearestnightmares9953]

Came across this because KZbin’s recommendations algorithm is weird af but you know, through all this horrifying scene that almost made me spill my guts, I see the actress that is trying to cover up the body of a child she knows shouldn’t star in this movie. You can tell that beyond her act she is really sorry for this little girl and try to give her a little decency and confort 💔

[@carliebeau5329]

Why is this movie still not banned. How could anyone be proud to have made this filth

[@Lightblue.JA18]

Someone else want cry after this?

[@Bng_Rp_]

In a movie to show how disgusting it is to sell small children, they sold out small children when creating the film. That CHILD actress shouldn’t be in a movie like this

[@NeoZiggy92]

God..... My heart aches for that poor little angel. 😢

[@summer7253]

Money ruins people

[@PerAllwin1963]

This is a great movie. It’s silly how everyone is criticizing it in the comments.

[@sandrasuga3070]

0:14 she looks like the old man from insidious 2

[@andreadesolis9460]

Jajaja yes

[@30stmism]

People being disturbed by watching this.... Well guess what, this is still happening all around the world in year 2018. And the movie was made in the 1978. 40 years later and nothing has changed. This is what should disturb you....

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

two words.... NEVER AGAIN

[@SailorSaiyan9000]

This poor girl😢😔 the fact that this is a reality for so many past & present 😭😭😭💔

[@marykatherinegoode2773]

My two cents: I think that this is a brutal film to watch, and the way they went about filming it was all wrong even if the subject matter is one that is topical. Brooke Shields is just too young. She would have been just a whisker shy of 12 when they were shooting this and stupidly nobody considered that this could damage her. It is equally stupid of them to not realize that this is the kind of film that pedophiles have, their version of a light appetizer to the really sick and illegal (at least in the USA) stuff. This is not the kind of role she should be playing: something like the Bad News Bears would have been a better fit! Now, could it be filmed today? Yes. Before anybody jumps down my throat, there is a way to film this with *MUCH* greater care. I speak from a technical perspective!! First, the age of the actress: *FOURTEEN GOING ON FIFTEEN*. Not a day younger. And only for certain shots in particular: close ups, instances where she has to be clothed, and the big dramatic scenes. The rest of the time, she's got a body double who is about twenty, diminutive, very skinny, and does not mind CG editing of her body to make her look even younger. (They did something similar when they did a remake of Lolita with Jeremy Irons.) Second, Louis Malle focuses too much and rather creepily on what makes Violet a pretty baby and not enough on what makes her a victim. A smart way to draw away from that is to, ermm, show more graphically what kind of environment Violet is in. That means a lot more naked adults and outside shots of what Storyville was actually like: a trap for women who knew no other trade. It would change the tone just enough. And it would require naked ass Violet to appear less for the sake of time. Last, make sure the actress playing Violet is not on set when she does not have to be. (Hollywood already does this for the girl who plays Lyanna Mormont.)

[@sparkreno19]

i dunno. with all the body doubles, CGI effects, etc...I feel like those techniques take away from the message the movie is conveying: that child prostitution and pornography are inherently harmful to the children in question. When I watch this movie, I see Violet being sold as a prostitute, selling her virginity to the highest bidder - and in this scene, I see part of her has died on the inside. There's no body double, no CGI effects, just her. There's no bullshit to it. The fact that it was all brooke in this movie emphasizes that this is a very real and very painful issue that happens to thousands of children to this very day. People like to sweep under the rug the practice - a taboo, never to be discussed but one that many adults have their hands in and profit from. I feel that CGI would cheapen and mask the overall horror this movie conveys. Granted, this movie was made in the late 70s, where such technology was not available, but stil

[@marykatherinegoode2773]

sparkreno19 Maybe, but consider that you can't convey that such practices are damaging when you yourself might fall down the slope of doing exactly what the bad guys do. A scene like the auction could easily be done without a single camera trick. It is a dramatic component of the film. I am thinking of something else. You could elaborate on a scene where Violet is taken upstairs with a man who is clearly a freak. That is when the clothes would come off, and the director would scream, "FREEZE!" The 20 year old double could get in position while the younger actress goes off the set to do her homework and does not return for most of the day. The undressing never went beyond her removing a sash. The rest of the scene is more graphic and unsuitable.

[@juicyfruit382]

And yet Brooke Shields turned out to be just fine and she is actually proud of her acting in this movie. Y’all need to realize that this was just acting and something Brooke actually wanted to do. Chill out!

[@Spaceghost22]

best comment!

[@korykent5645]

@@sparkreno19 you're defending the nudity of children....WOW...

[@JohnDoe-et8th]

The grotesque horror of this film is that it is about the same thing that was being done to Brooke Shields in real life. Prostituted for money by her mother. The public violation in film is as bad as or even worse than physical abuse.

[@maddiefanzieglerfan6214]

Brooke shields was exploited but make no mistake, she was virgin till 22 years old.Don't conduse the character with the atress.The actress was never a prostitute

[@moow950]

Brooke Shields herself has said in a recent interview she looked back at this film with good memories. She loved the sets, the actors and the director. Just the press afterwards and the upheaval wasn't a nice memory. Anyway, it's a beautiful movie that showed what really happened back in the early 20th century in southern US. Other morales then.

[@alondraa.3522]

It isn't a beautiful movie, it's a disgusting movie that sexually exploited a child. Brooke Shields is literally brainwashed (probably from trauma that she obtained from being sexualized and used since she was a little girl)

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

@@alondraa.3522 its an amazingly BEAUTIFUL movie

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

@Shut up you piece of coconut well it was lost on you then :D

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

@Shut up you piece of coconut no one asked you to LOL

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

@Shut up you piece of coconut well I was in on this conversation before you joined snd I will always add my 10 cents

[@NapahShadah]

Omg! This fugging brings me to tears with disgust and shock! WTF!!!????

[@uselessjoe]

It made everyone so sick, she then did "Lagoon"

[@LukeLovesRose]

Because Hollywood is evil

[@uselessjoe]

@@LukeLovesRose $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@uselessjoe That may be. But Hollywood is still evil

[@persues03]

This hurts my heart 💔I hope Brooke is doing well 😢

[@gardofuentes363]

Brooke should have won an Academy on this.

[@pilgram974]

Gerecht igkeit she acted really good for that role, especially for a kid her age.

[@pilgram974]

Gerecht igkeit why is it a bad thing? The little girl from kick-ass and the little from hound dog played complex roles, that got them nominated for awards. Why is this different?

[@karolinabobrik2633]

frida cadena because sick mothers of other little poor innocent girls will want the same thing and push their daughters through pornography to get awards and because picturing a child half naked in a sickening movie should be banned,not awarded.

[@pilgram974]

Karolina Bobrik you don't really see the girl naked in this scene, if people can see her naked, then that would be problem.

[@karolinabobrik2633]

frida cadena oooh...THAT would be a problem...

[@cdb88]

Who even would let their child be in this movie?

[@SR-vl6ql]

“Get a doctor she’s been murdered”?What is the doctor going to do?

[@1drunk_dionysius]

Remember seeing this as a kid it was disturbing then and still is

[@frederickdixon8929]

Wtf do men see in a little girl with no developed parts….. like there’s prolly literally nothing there, my 7 yr old boy has the same chest……. Wtf. Ugh this turns my stomach! I’m just glad there’s more hate comments than support!

[@Србомбоница86]

@@intrinsictoreazoning they are sick and see innocence that they want to destroy

[@LanPham-lf3xi]

This makes me cry.

[@marshacreary9771]

Blue Lagoon, Pretty Baby and those bizarre Calvin Klein commercials and no one saw any of this as inappropriate?

[@lilyjordy1203]

MrTron teenage? She’s 12 in this movie. That’s not even teenage yet

[@vn8525]

How was this movie even allowed to be made???

[@izzierose2]

People say this is inappropriate. it's not, it's educational! This still happens to children every day. Child prostitution was a very taboo subject when this movie came out, so I'm glad it was made. People needed to stop pretending it didn't happen.

[@EmmyV2002]

How the holy hell was this movie educational? That is bullshit! It's more like a pedophile's favorite porno rather than being educational. It's not educational as Stand and Deliver.

[@PearlFirexx]

I think it's all about portrayal. A lot of real life events are acted out all the time, kidnappings, murders, some of which included children. It's a sad reality we are living in. Maybe it's good there's a movie about it so more people will know what happens with these kids. Some of the films purpose is to make you feel disgusted and disturbed. Even books like to kill a mockingbird. It's supposed to make you feel uncomfortable.

[@Scoobysue1977]

This is revolting! Anyone commenting on the acting,blah blah blah, what about the fact SHE WAS 12 when the movie was made! Poor Brooke, she didn't deserve that!

[@Hercules718]

Wonderful period piece beautifully done.

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

it really is

[@marissaflores418]

0:45 Get a doctor! She's been murdered!

[@noneofyourbusiness1553]

this is so sad to make your child make something like this

[@h7pubg]

None Of Your Business i don’t get it was there more bad stuff in this scene that movie clips didn’t show?

[@evas9735]

Seriously what was Brooke Sheilds mother thinking??

[@patrickbateman1540]

She was her pimp and she wanted money they got millions from all the pimping in movies and photoshoots

[@ronniebishop2496]

Money of course.

[@rinjimaru]

Why is this in my recommendation?

[@Kaloapoele]

lol

[@julianG1212]

In 1968 this film would’ve been banned. amazing how low the standards have become within 10 years.

[@jocelynmerchant6828]

How can a girl so young be exploited in a way that could possibly take her innocence in the process. A young girl given a role where she had no business being apart of, being put on a movie screen to be explioted and sexualised by grown men or women. Can't imagine what the young girl would have to deal with growing up in this industry and what people would "expect" from her.

[@budgie463]

this movie made me physically sick

[@childofda80s]

What the fuck even is this movie?

[@diamondyoyo4763]

Pretty baby

[@songsforbunnies7704]

Her mom deserves to rot in jail for making her do this. Brooke said it herself, her mom made her do this

[@wonderwoman66dp]

As overwhelmingly DESPICABLE, DISHEARTENING, DISTURBING & DISGUSTING this movie was & is, Brooke Shields was a helluva actress.

[@sofia_thefirstt]

I’m about to cry.