Murmur of the Heart

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Lea MassariClara Chevalier

Benoît FerreuxLaurent Chevalier

Marc WinocourtMarc Chevalier

Fabien FerreuxThomas Chevalier

Daniel GélinCharles Chevalier

Michael LonsdaleFather Henri

Ave NinchiAugusta

Annie SavarinCook

Gila von WeitershausenFreda, prostitute

Micheline BonaAunt Claudine

Henri PoirierUncle Léonce

Liliane SorvalFernande