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Murmur of the Heart
1971· 16· 1h 58m· Comedy· Drama
“A souffle of a movie!”
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.
1971-04-27
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DirectorLouis Malle
WriterLouis Malle
ProducerClaude Nedjar
Director of PhotographyRicardo Aronovich
EditorSuzanne Baron
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 13 crew)
Details
Released1971-04-27
Runtime1h 58m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosMarianne Productions · Franz Seitz Filmproduktion · Vides Cinematografica
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · Germany · Italy
Rating7.0/10 · 215 votes
Original languagefr
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