Eva Ionesco made her film début at the age of 11 in 1976 , playing a child in Roman Polanski 's film '' The Tenant '' . A short time later she was cast in films of the mid-1970s such as '' Maladolescenza '' ( also known as '' Puppy Love '' ) . Eva claimed her story served as inspiration for Louis Malle 's film '' Pretty Baby '' , ( though that film is clearly a historical drama based on photographer E. J. Bellocq 's Storyville images ) . In the 1980s , she attended the prestigious acting school '' Amandiers '' , directed by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Romans . Ionesco began directing in 2006 . In 2011 she directed her first full length feature film , '' My Little Princess '' which debuted at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . The film , loosely inspired by Ionesco 's personal life , starred Isabelle Huppert as a predatory photographer who uses her young daughter as a model in a series of nude photos . Ionesco again paired with Isabelle Huppert for her next film , '' Golden Youth '' , about a young couple in Paris who begin to spend time with a much older and wealthier couple
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Eva Ionesco