Film
Murmur of the Heart
1971 · 1h 58m · Drama · Comedy
A souffle of a movie!
- IMDb
- 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 94%
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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.
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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
Crew
- Louis MalleDirector · Writer
- Vincent MalleProducer
- Claude NedjarProducer
- Ricardo AronovichDirector of Photography
- Suzanne BaronEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 27, 1971
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- 16
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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