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A souffle of a movie! - Murmur of the Heart
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Title: Murmur of the Heart

Release Date: 27 Apr 1971

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: NEF, Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica

Production Companies: NEF, Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (183 votes)

Cast

  • Clara Chevalier: Lea Massari
  • Laurent Chevalier: Benoît Ferreux
  • Marc Chevalier: Marc Winocourt
  • Thomas Chevalier: Fabien Ferreux
  • Charles Chevalier: Daniel Gélin
  • Father Henri: Michael Lonsdale
  • Augusta: Ave Ninchi
  • Cook: Annie Savarin
  • Freda, prostitute: Gila von Weitershausen
  • Aunt Claudine: Micheline Bona
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