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… Read more
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Murmur of the Heart
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Movie · Drama · Comedy
1971 · 1h 58m · ★ 76% (26K)
A souffle of a movie!
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt
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.
Director
Louis Malle
Production
Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Cast
Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi, Annie Savarin, Gila von Weitershausen, Micheline Bona, Henri Poirier, Liliane Sorval, Jacqueline Chauvaud, Corinne Kersten, René Bouloc, Jacques Gheusi, Jacques Sereys, Yvon Lec, Bernadette Robert, Eric Walter