Murmur of the Heart (1971)
A souffle of a movie!
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.
Cast
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Lea Massari
as Clara Chevalier
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Benoît Ferreux
as Laurent Chevalier
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Marc Winocourt
as Marc Chevalier
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Fabien Ferreux
as Thomas Chevalier
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Daniel Gélin
as Charles Chevalier
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Michael Lonsdale
as Father Henri
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Ave Ninchi
as Augusta
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Annie Savarin
as Cook
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Gila von Weitershausen
as Freda, prostitute
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Micheline Bona
as Aunt Claudine
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Henri Poirier
as Uncle Léonce
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Liliane Sorval
as Fernande
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Jacqueline Chauvaud
as Hélène
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Corinne Kersten
as Daphné
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René Bouloc
as Man at Bastille Day party
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Jacques Gheusi
as Hotel Receptionist
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Jacques Sereys
as Doctor
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Yvon Lec
as Father Superior
Crew
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Louis Malle
Director
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Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
- Suzanne Baron Editor
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Claude Nedjar
Producer
- Vincent Malle Producer
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Louis Malle
Writer
