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Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur) is a 1971 French comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. It stars Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux and Daniel Gélin.
With Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale. As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
A coming-of-age drama based on the director's own childhood, Murmur of the Heart depicts a boy's sexual awakening and his father's betrayal. The film blends comedy, drama, and autobiography in a candid and poignant portrait of adolescence.
A French drama about a young boy with a heart murmur and his mother's affair in 1954. Roger Ebert praises Lea Massari's performance and Louis Malle's direction in this controversial and poignant film.
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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.
A coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy in 1950s France who has a heart murmur and a sexual awakening. He falls in love with his mother, has sex with a prostitute and two girls, and faces the Indochina War.
