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: Violet forms a complex attachment to E.J. Bellocq (Keith Carradine), a photographer based on a real-life figure who documented New Orleans prostitutes. Their relationship eventually shifts from friendship to a sexualized marriage after Violet's virginity is auctioned off and her mother leaves to pursue a "respectable" life. The entertainment industry took immediate notice