1971 · Drama / Comedy
Murmur of the Heart
Original title · Le Souffle au cœur
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.
- 7.0/10 · 222 votes
- 1h 58m
- April 27, 1971
- French
Directed by Louis Malle
About Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart is a 1971 drama and comedy film directed by Louis Malle. It runs 1h 58m. It was released on April 27, 1971.
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.
The original title is Le Souffle au cœur. The original language is French. Spoken languages include French. Production countries include France, Germany, and Italy.
The average rating is 7.0 out of 10, based on 222 TMDB votes.
Murmur of the Heart Details
- Title
- Murmur of the Heart
- Original title
- Le Souffle au cœur
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rating
- 7.0/10 from 222 votes
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Germany, and Italy
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Writers
- Louis Malle
- Keywords
- jazz, sanatorium, incest, shoplifting, 1950s, boy scout, resort sex, mother son relationship, teenage protagonist, bastille day, dijon france
Murmur of the Heart Release Date
Murmur of the Heart was released on April 27, 1971. More 1971 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Murmur of the Heart Genres
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Murmur of the Heart Cast
Lea MassariClara Chevalier
Benoît FerreuxLaurent Chevalier
Marc WinocourtMarc Chevalier
Fabien FerreuxThomas Chevalier
Daniel GélinCharles Chevalier
Michael LonsdaleFather Henri
Ave NinchiAugusta
Annie SavarinCook
Gila von WeitershausenFreda, prostitute
Micheline BonaAunt Claudine
Henri PoirierUncle Léonce
Liliane SorvalFernande
Jacqueline ChauvaudHélène
Corinne KerstenDaphné
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