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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.

Top Cast

  • Lea Massari

    Lea Massari

    Clara Chevalier

  • Benoît Ferreux

    Benoît Ferreux

    Laurent Chevalier

  • Marc Winocourt

    Marc Winocourt

    Marc Chevalier

  • Fabien Ferreux

    Fabien Ferreux

    Thomas Chevalier

  • Daniel Gélin

    Daniel Gélin

    Charles Chevalier

  • Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    Father Henri

  • Ave Ninchi

    Ave Ninchi

    Augusta

  • Annie Savarin

    Annie Savarin

    Cook

  • Gila von Weitershausen

    Gila von Weitershausen

    Freda, prostitute

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.

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