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Murmur of the Heart(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-04-27
70%
205 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
A souffle of a movie!
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Germany,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Marianne Productions
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Vides Cinematografica
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Movie: Murmur of the Heart
Top 10 Billed 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
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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.
Release Date
1971-04-27
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
A souffle of a movie!
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