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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.

Release: 1971-04-27
Runtime: 118 min
Rating: 6.983 / 10
Cast
Lea Massari
Lea Massari
Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreux
Benoît Ferreux
Laurent Chevalier
Marc Winocourt
Marc Winocourt
Marc Chevalier
Fabien Ferreux
Fabien Ferreux
Thomas Chevalier
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
Charles Chevalier
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
Father Henri
Ave Ninchi
Ave Ninchi
Augusta
Annie Savarin
Annie Savarin
Cook
Gila von Weitershausen
Gila von Weitershausen
Freda, prostitute
Micheline Bona
Micheline Bona
Aunt Claudine
Henri Poirier
Henri Poirier
Uncle Léonce
Liliane Sorval
Liliane Sorval
Fernande
Jacqueline Chauvaud
Jacqueline Chauvaud
Hélène
Corinne Kersten
Corinne Kersten
Daphné
René Bouloc
René Bouloc
Man at Bastille Day party
Jacques Gheusi
Jacques Gheusi
Hotel receptionist
Jacques Sereys
Jacques Sereys
Doctor
Yvon Lec
Yvon Lec
Father Superior