Pretty Baby -1978- Ok.ru [best] -

Few films have sparked as much immediate controversy and enduring academic debate as Louis Malle’s 1978 drama, Pretty Baby . Set in the hedonistic brothels of New Orleans’ Storyville district during the Progressive Era, the film is a lavish yet unsettling portrait of childhood lost to adult exploitation.

, the film is noted for its "dazzling physical beauty" and period accuracy, capturing the sunset of the legalized red-light district. Persistent Controversy Pretty Baby -1978- Ok.ru

The film was met with significant public outcry due to its depiction of child sexual exploitation and nude scenes involving Brooke Shields, who was only at the time of filming. Few films have sparked as much immediate controversy