Movie: Murmur of the Heart

Top 10 Billed 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

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    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 Date

    1971-04-27

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A souffle of a movie!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Français
  • Keywords

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