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Murmur of the Heart (1971)

A souffle of a movie!

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Louis Malle

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.

Actors

Lea Massari
Lea Massari
Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreux
Benoît Ferreux
Laurent Chevalier
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
Charles Chevalier
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
Father Henri
Ave Ninchi
Ave Ninchi
Augusta
Gila von Weitershausen
Gila von Weitershausen
Freda
Fabien Ferreux
Fabien Ferreux
Thomas
Marc Winocourt
Marc Winocourt
Marc
Micheline Bona
Micheline Bona
Aunt Claudine
Henri Poirier
Henri Poirier
Uncle Leonce
Liliane Sorval
Liliane Sorval
Fernande
René Bouloc
René Bouloc
Man at Bastille Day party
Jacques Gheusi
Jacques Gheusi
Hotel receptionist
Annie Savarin
Annie Savarin
Le cuisinière
Jacques Sereys
Jacques Sereys
Doctor
Yvon Lec
Yvon Lec
Father Superior
Michel Charrel
Michel Charrel
Disquaire (uncredited)
Bernadette Robert
Bernadette Robert

Crews

Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Director
Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Writer
Vincent Malle
Vincent Malle
Producer
Claude Nedjar
Claude Nedjar
Producer
Suzanne Baron
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Maurice Urbain
Maurice Urbain
Unit Manager
Jacky Reynal
Jacky Reynal
Makeup Artist
Rida Draïs
Rida Draïs
Assistant Director
Fernand Moszkowicz
Fernand Moszkowicz
Assistant Director
Philippe Turlure
Philippe Turlure
Assistant Art Director
Jean-Claude Laureux
Jean-Claude Laureux
Sound
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Production Design
Ricardo Aronovich
Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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