Murmur of the Heart

A souffle of a movie!

7.01971DramaComedy

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.

Original titleLe Souffle au cœur

Release1971-04-27

Runtime118 min

StatusReleased

CountriesFrance, Germany, Italy

Original languageFR

SpokenFrench

DirectorLouis Malle

WritersLouis Malle

ProductionMarianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Votes224

Popularity6