Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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
Henri Poirier
Uncle Léonce
Liliane Sorval
Fernande
Jacqueline Chauvaud
Hélène
Corinne Kersten
Daphné
Claude Nejar
Producer
René Bouloc
Man at Bastille Day party
Jacques Gheusi
Hotel receptionist
Jacques Sereys
Doctor
Yvon Lec
Father Superior
Bernadette Robert
Annie
Michel Charrel
Record dealer(uncredited)
Louis Malle
Director / Writer
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Production Design
Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1971
Original NameLe Souffle au cœur
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
jazz
incest
1950s
boy scout
resort sex
mother son relationship
sanatorium
shoplifting
teenage protagonist
bastille day
dijon france
Wiki.
Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur) is a 1971 French comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. It stars Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux and Daniel Gélin. Written as Malle's semi-autobiography, the film tells a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy (Ferreux) growing up in bourgeois surroundings in post-World War II Dijon, France, with a complex relationship with his Italian-born mother (Massari).
The film was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival and was a box-office success in France. In the United States, it received positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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