Murmur of the Heart

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

A souffle of a movie!

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.

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  • Release Date: 1971-04-27
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Director: Louis Malle

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  • Cast

    • Lea Massari

      Clara Chevalier

    • Benoît Ferreux

      Laurent Chevalier

    • Marc Winocourt

      Marc Chevalier

    • Fabien Ferreux

      Thomas Chevalier

    • Daniel Gélin

      Charles Chevalier

    • Michael Lonsdale

      Father Henri

    • Ave Ninchi

      Augusta

    • Annie Savarin

      Cook

    • Gila von Weitershausen

      Freda, prostitute

    • Micheline Bona

      Aunt Claudine

    • Henri Poirier

      Uncle Léonce

    • Liliane Sorval

      Fernande

    • Jacqueline Chauvaud

      Hélène

    • Corinne Kersten

      Daphné

    • René Bouloc

      Man at Bastille Day party

    • Jacques Gheusi

      Hotel receptionist

    • Jacques Sereys

      Doctor

    • Yvon Lec

      Father Superior

    • Bernadette Robert

      Annie

    • Michel Charrel

      Record dealer(uncredited)

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