Murmur of the Heart

1h 58min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Marianne Productions

Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

Vides Cinematografica

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Cast

Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreux

Benoît Ferreux

Laurent Chevalier
Marc Winocourt

Marc Winocourt

Marc Chevalier
Fabien Ferreux

Fabien Ferreux

Thomas 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, prostitute
Micheline Bona

Micheline Bona

Aunt Claudine
Henri Poirier

Henri Poirier

Uncle Léonce
René Bouloc

René Bouloc

Man at Bastille Day party
Jacques Gheusi

Jacques Gheusi

Hotel receptionist
Yvon Lec

Yvon Lec

Father Superior
Michel Charrel

Michel Charrel

Record dealer(uncredited)

Release date

27th Apr 1971

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français