Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Le Souffle au coeur
A souffle of a movie!
118 min
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.
- Release date
- April 28, 1971
- Country of origin
- Germany, Italy, France
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Lea Massari as Clara Chevalier
- Benoît Ferreux as Laurent Chevalier
- Daniel Gélin as Charles Chevalier
- Michael Lonsdale as Father Henri
- Ave Ninchi as Augusta
- Annie Savarin as Cook
- Gila von Weitershausen as Freda (the prostitute)
- Micheline Bona as Aunt Claudine
- Henri Poirier as Uncle Léonce
- René Bouloc as Man at Bastille Day party
- Jacques Gheusi as Hotel Receptionist
- Jacques Sereys as Doctor
- Bernadette Robert as Annie
- Éric Burnelli as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
- Michel Charrel as Disquaire (uncredited)
- Huguette Faget as Mother (uncredited)
- Isabelle Kloucowski as Madeleine (uncredited)
- Fabien Ferreux as Thomas
- Marc Winocourt as Marc
Crew
- Louis Malle · Director
- Louis Malle · Writer
- Vincent Malle · Producer
- Claude Nedjar · Producer
- Ricardo Aronovich · Cinematographer
- Suzanne Baron · Editor
- Jean-Jacques Caziot · Production designer