Pretty Baby 18

Shot during the height of the New Hollywood, this provocative film was Louis Malle’s American debut.  The depiction of life in a New Orleans brothel circa 1917 as seen through the eyes of a child prostitute is certainly a controversial subject but is it portrayed exploitatively? 

Film Studies

The Showroom’s Film Studies programme is open to everybody interested in film, with alternate screenings and discussions led by film lecturers from Sheffield Hallam University every Wednesday. The terms are 8 weeks long, with 4 films and 4 sessions.

£65 / £50 concessions for the full term. Tickets for the whole term can be booked at the Box Office. You can download a registration form here. Tickets are also available for the films individually.

This term looks at the films of French director, screenwriter and producer, Louis Malle (1932-1995).