Murmur of the Heart

Synopsis

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

Jacqueline Chauvaud

Hélène

Corinne Kersten

Daphné

René Bouloc

Man at Bastille Day party

Jacques Gheusi

Hotel Receptionist

Jacques Sereys

Doctor

Yvon Lec

Father Superior

Bernadette Robert

Annie

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Eric Walter

Laurent's Friend

Crew

Art

• Jean-Jacques Caziot Production Design
• Philippe Turlure Assistant Art Director

Camera

• Ricardo Aronovich Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jacky Reynal Makeup Artist

Directing

• Louis Malle Director
• Rida Draïs Assistant Director
• Fernand Moszkowicz Assistant Director

Editing

• Suzanne Baron Editor

Production

• Vincent Malle Producer
• Claude Nedjar Producer
• Maurice Urbain Unit Manager

Sound

• Jean-Claude Laureux Sound

Writing

• Louis Malle Writer

Photos