Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

A souffle of a movie! 1971-04-27 France, Germany, Italy 118 Min. PG-13
7.064 180 votes

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.

Cast

Lea Massari is Clara Chevalier
Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreux is Laurent Chevalier
Laurent Chevalier
Marc Winocourt is Marc Chevalier
Marc Chevalier
Fabien Ferreux is Thomas Chevalier
Thomas Chevalier
Daniel Gélin is Charles Chevalier
Charles Chevalier
Michael Lonsdale is Father Henri
Father Henri
Ave Ninchi is Augusta
Augusta
Gila von Weitershausen is Freda, prostitute
Freda, prostitute
Micheline Bona is Aunt Claudine
Aunt Claudine
Henri Poirier is Uncle Léonce
Uncle Léonce
Liliane Sorval is Fernande