Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

A souffle of a movie! 1971-04-27 France, Germany, Italy 118 Min. PG-13
7.1 172 votes

Overview

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.