what a dilemma . a a feminist and i feel that i should be deplore this movie right now . however and i enjoy it immensely . i felt that the subject of child prostitution be very well handle and and that ( surprisingly enough ) and brooke shield performance be very textured and real . as outlandish a the whole thing be and louis malle really suck me into that turn of the century red light district world and and thankfully do not bludgeon me over the head with exploitation or heavy hand tragedy . i be still not very sure where the moral center of the movie be locate and but i think that be malle point that it a good idea to question and re evaluate all taboo subject to understand why they be taboo in the first place .