In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist's honey-drenched visuals that seduce then repulse.
Direction
Malle's clinical distance that infuriates as much as it illuminates.
Acting
Shields' eerie composure — performance or exploitation? Debate rages.
Director
Louis Malle
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