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70% Critic Match
Murmur of the Heart
“A souffle of a movie!”
7.0 / 10• 1971• 1h 58m•NR• French
DramaComedy
Storyline
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 & Crew
Lea Massari
Clara Chevalier
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Malle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Murmur of the Heart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
