Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Murmur of the Heart (1971) is a Drama, Comedy film directed by Louis Malle, rated 7.0/10 by 215 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Louis Malle. Starring Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux, Daniel Gélin.