Murmur of the Heart

Apr 27, 1971

1h 58m

★ 7.0

A souffle of a movie!

Overview

This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Marianne Productions

Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

Vides Cinematografica

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

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Cast

Clara Chevalier

Lea Massari

Laurent Chevalier

Benoît Ferreux

Marc Chevalier

Marc Winocourt

Thomas Chevalier

Fabien Ferreux

Charles Chevalier

Daniel Gélin

Father Henri

Michael Lonsdale

Augusta

Ave Ninchi

Cook

Annie Savarin

Freda, prostitute

Gila von Weitershausen

Aunt Claudine

Micheline Bona

Uncle Léonce

Henri Poirier

Fernande

Liliane Sorval

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