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Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Drama Comedy

A souffle of a movie!

Release Date: 1971, April 27
Directors: Louis Malle
Countries: Germany, France, Italy
Production: Marianne Productions, Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Cast: Michael Lonsdale, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michel Charrel, René Bouloc, Annie Savarin, Ave Ninchi, Gila von Weitershausen, Jacques Sereys, Eric Walter, Henri Poirier, Bernadette Robert

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.

Keywords:

1950s mother son relationship jazz incest teenage protagonist sanatorium shoplifting boy scout bastille day resort sex dijon france