Murmur of the Heart
Le Souffle au cœur
France • 1971
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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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorLouis Malle
WriterLouis Malle
CinematographerRicardo Aronovich
EditorSuzanne Baron
ProducerVincent Malle, Claude Nedjar
Cast
Lea Massarias Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreuxas Laurent Chevalier
Marc Winocourtas Marc Chevalier
Fabien Ferreuxas Thomas Chevalier