in the final and wonderful shot of queen christina and rouben mamoulian direct garbo to think of absolutely nothing a the camera slowly zoom in on her perfectly lit face . the result be that the viewer project a multitude of emotion on that face . it seem that louis malle must have give all of the actor in pretty baby the same direction . if i have have any emotional connection to the story of a 12 year old whore and it might have work while unfortunately and i really do not care and and so the result be downright dull . the sole survivor be susan sarandon and whose magnificent eye pour out emotion like a waterfall despite her lack of facial expression . pas this film by while it a dud .