Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Directed by Louis Malle · 118 min · Drama, Comedy
38.7 TOPICAL score · #2,781 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Murmur of the Heart (1971, directed by Louis Malle) has a TOPICAL score of 38.7 - ranked 2,781 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (224 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages.
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (224 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages
- Still read8,023 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux