🎬 Pretty Baby (1978) — Louis Malle’s historical drama of innocence lost in wartime New Orleans<br />Set in 1917 Storyville, the film follows 12-year-old Violet (Brooke Shields), whose mother works in a brothel. As Violet starts working at the establishment, a photographer named Bellocq befriends her, sparking a subtle yet powerful coming-of-age tale amid societal decay and complex human bonds. The film is atmospheric, elegant, and emotionally charged
