Murmur of the Heart
1971 · directed by Louis Malle
- Rating
- 81/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Murmur of the Heart (1971), directed by Louis Malle, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Lea Massari
- Benoît Ferreux
- Marc Winocourt
- Fabien Ferreux
- Daniel Gélin
- Michael Lonsdale
- Ave Ninchi
- Annie Savarin
- Gila von Weitershausen
- Micheline Bona
Crew
- Ricardo Aronovich — Director of Photography
- Suzanne Baron — Editor
- Louis Malle — Writer
More from Louis Malle
- Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — 84/100 · hit
- Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) — 84/100 · hit
- Lacombe, Lucien (1974) — 84/100 · hit
- May Fools (1990) — 82/100 · hit
- My Dinner with Andre (1981) — 81/100 · hit
- The Fire Within (1963) — 79/100
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