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.
Director: Louis Malle
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Lea Massari as Clara Chevalier |
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Benoît Ferreux as Laurent Chevalier |
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Marc Winocourt as Marc Chevalier |
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Fabien Ferreux as Thomas Chevalier |
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Daniel Gélin as Charles Chevalier |
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Michael Lonsdale as Father Henri |
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Ave Ninchi as Augusta |
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Annie Savarin as Cook |
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Gila von Weitershausen as Freda, prostitute |
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Micheline Bona as Aunt Claudine |
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Henri Poirier as Uncle Léonce |
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Liliane Sorval as Fernande |
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Jacqueline Chauvaud as Hélène |
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Corinne Kersten as Daphné |
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René Bouloc as Man at Bastille Day party |
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Jacques Gheusi as Hotel Receptionist |
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Jacques Sereys as Doctor |
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Yvon Lec as Father Superior |
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Bernadette Robert as Annie |
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Eric Walter as Laurent's Friend |
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François Werner as Hubert |
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Jean-Pierre Pessoz as Soldier |
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Éric Burnelli as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) |
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Nicole Carrière as Mother (uncredited) |
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Michel Charrel as Disquaire (uncredited) |
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Huguette Faget as Mother (uncredited) |
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Isabelle Kloucowski as Madeleine (uncredited) |
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Lia Wajntal as Mother (uncredited) |
| Directing | Louis Malle | Director |
| Art | Jean-Jacques Caziot | Production Design |
| Camera | Ricardo Aronovich | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Louis Malle | Writer |
| Art | Philippe Turlure | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound |
| Editing | Suzanne Baron | Editor |
| Production | Claude Nedjar | Producer |
| Production | Maurice Urbain | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacky Reynal | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Fernand Moszkowicz | Assistant Director |
| Production | Vincent Malle | Producer |
| Directing | Rida Draïs | Assistant Director |
