Pretty Baby 1978 Starring Brooke Shields Portable Site

No discussion of this film is complete without addressing its star. For decades, Brooke Shields refused to watch the film. She was a child—a famous child—who had been asked to simulate situations no child should understand. Her mother, Teri Shields, was both her manager and, many argue, her exploiter.

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Upon its release in 1978, Pretty Baby ignited fierce debates regarding ethics, art, and child exploitation. Louis Malle, a celebrated French New Wave director, approached the sensitive subject matter with a detached, arthouse aesthetic rather than a sensationalist tone. No discussion of this film is complete without

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Brooke Shields was only 11 during filming, and her participation in nude and sexualized scenes led to international outrage.