Drama ·Comedy · France · 1971 · 1h 58m

Murmur of the Heart

Le Souffle au cœur

Murmur of the Heart poster
Director
Louis Malle
Cast
Lea Massari as Clara Chevalier Benoît Ferreux as Laurent Chevalier Marc Winocourt as Marc Chevalier Fabien Ferreux as Thomas Chevalier Daniel Gélin as Charles Chevalier Michael Lonsdale as Father Henri
Crew
Ricardo Aronovich — Director of Photography Suzanne Baron — Editor Louis Malle — Writer Vincent Malle — Producer Claude Nedjar — Producer Jean-Jacques Caziot — Production Design
Tagline

A souffle of a movie!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
jazzsanatoriumincestshoplifting1950sboy scoutresort sexmother son relationshipteenage protagonistbastille daydijon france
Key Collaborators
Louis Malle Director Ricardo Aronovich Director of Photography Suzanne Baron Editor Louis Malle Writer Vincent Malle Producer Claude Nedjar Producer Jean-Jacques Caziot Production Design
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