MOVIE · 1971
Murmur of the Heart
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.
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Murmur of the Heart
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Story
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
Featured cast
Lea MassariClara Chevalier
Benoît FerreuxLaurent Chevalier
Marc WinocourtMarc Chevalier
Fabien FerreuxThomas Chevalier
Daniel GélinCharles Chevalier
Michael LonsdaleFather Henri
Ave NinchiAugusta
Annie SavarinCookMORE TO EXPLORE
