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Any discussion of "Pretty Baby" inevitably centers on its star. Brooke Shields was only 11 years old during filming (released when she was 12). Her performance is nothing short of remarkable—she carries the film with a quiet, knowing gaze that suggests a child forced to understand adult depravity far too soon.
I stopped the video. My own reflection floated over the frozen image—a middle-aged man in a dim room, the blue light carving hollows under my eyes. Why was I watching this? Research? Morbid curiosity? The same reason people slow down at a car wreck?
The film was banned in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan until 1995 and faced significant cuts in the United Kingdom to comply with the Protection of Children Act 1978.
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