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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 17, 1971
Theaters
1
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Producers
Studio
Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Original Title
Le Souffle au cœur
Original Language
French
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Cast
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Lea Massari
Clara Chevalier
B
Benoît Ferreux
Laurent Chevalier
D
Daniel Gélin
Charles Chevalier
M
Michael Lonsdale
Father Henri
A
Ave Ninchi
Augusta
A
Annie Savarin
Cook
G
Gila von Weitershausen
Freda, prostitute
M
Micheline Bona
Aunt Claudine
H
Henri Poirier
Uncle Léonce
L
Liliane Sorval
Fernande
R
René Bouloc
Man at Bastille Day party
J
Jacques Gheusi
Hotel Receptionist
J
Jacques Sereys
Doctor
Y
Yvon Lec
Father Superior
B
Bernadette Robert
Annie
É
Éric Burnelli
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
M
Michel Charrel
Disquaire (uncredited)
H
Huguette Faget
Mother (uncredited)
I
Isabelle Kloucowski
Madeleine (uncredited)
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