this movie be pretty darn awful . brooke shield act be and while commendable for your average twelve year old and uneven and to be kind . i expect good than animate whine from susan sarandon really and one of her less well think out role . the only person who manage to convey the nature of his character be keith carradine . the acting be painfully wooden on the part of the support character and especially the madam and france faye ( oy geveult . ) . i do not understand how louis malle and writer and director of _au_revoir_les_enfants_ could produce a film with such lackluster portrayal of potentially engross character . so and for all of that and only the painterly direction of mr. malle and his willingness to look unflinchingly at something that turn most people stomach save the film . yes and it be disturb to see ms. shield naked in sexual context and and perform and intimate act that we try to keep the pubescent from even learn about in this country ( usa ) . this be the beauty of the film and and it entire aesthetic reason to be . if youre offend by naked baby buttock and sexually aware pre teen and or horrific acting and do not see this movie . if you want a challenge to your moral standard and it the perfect show for you . if youre neither of the above and wait until somebody else rent it and because it not worth pay for .