

Murmur of the Heart
Visit website7.0/10 • 194
1971-04-27 • 1h 58m
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.
- Directors
- Louis Malle
- Writters
- Louis Malle
- Editors
- Louis Malle, Suzanne Baron

Murmur of the Heart
Visit website1971-04-27 • 1h 58m
7.0/10 • 194
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.
- Directors
- Louis Malle
- Writters
- Louis Malle
- Editors
- Louis Malle, Suzanne Baron
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsLea Massari
Clara Chevalier
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
Gila von Weitershausen
Freda, prostitute
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- French
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- Keywords
- jazzsanatoriumincestshoplifting1950sboy scoutresort sexmother son relationshipteenage protagonistbastille daydijon france