In many ways, their relationship resembles one between a parent and child, with Bellocq standing in for Violets absent mother.īellocq even buys Violet a doll, telling her that every child should have a doll. He initially says no, but then he takes her in and commences having a sexual relationship with the child.
She appears on Bellocqs doorstep and asks him if he will sleep with her and take care of her. Hattie promises to return for Violet, once shes settled and has broken the news to the new spouse. Louis without her daughter, whom her husband believes to be her sister. Violet is a restless child, frustrated by the long, precise process Bellocq must go through to compose and take pictures.Īfter a bidding war among regulars, Violet is bought by an apparently quiet customer. His activities fascinate Violet, though she believes he is falling in love with her mother, which makes her jealous. Hattie has given birth to a baby boy and has a 12-year-old daughter, Violet, who lives in the house.īellocq comes with his camera, Hattie and Violet are the only people awake. Although the film was mostly praised by critics, it caused significant controversy due to its depiction of child prostitution and the nude scenes of Brooke Shields, who was 12 years old.
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