Murmur of the Heart (1971)
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.
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Cast
- Lea 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
- Micheline Bona — Aunt Claudine
- Henri Poirier — Uncle Léonce
- Liliane Sorval — Fernande
Where to watch Murmur of the Heart
Criterion Channel, TCM
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