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Murmur of the Heart

1971 · 1h 58m · Drama, Comedy

IMDb 7.5 RT 94%

Watch it tonight. This is Louis Malle's quietly masterful 1971 film—a wickedly funny and unexpectedly tender coming-of-age story that balances adolescent awkwardness with genuine emotional depth. It's the kind of character-driven European drama that rewards your attention with moments of real insight and even scandal (yes, that plot detail is intentional and handled with unsettling sophistication).

Plot

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.

Director: Louis Malle

Cast: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux, Daniel Gélin

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