In New Orleans' notorious Storyville red light district of the early 20th century, prostitute Hattie (Susan Sarandon) gave birth to a daughter and raised her within the confines of her bordello. By the time she was 12, the lovely young girl (Brooke Shields) became an object of fascination with the clientele, particularly with an obsessed photographer (Keith Carradine). Louis Malle's stunning and controversial opus co-stars Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Barbara Steele.
