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Murmur of the Heart

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Murmur of the Heart (1971)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:8

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: 14-year-old Laurent, like most boys his age, has an avid interest in sex -- but he has never had the chance to experience the real thing. Instead, he remains wrapped up in family problems,... 14-year-old Laurent, like most boys his age, has an avid interest in sex -- but he has never had the chance to experience the real thing. Instead, he remains wrapped up in family problems, including his mother's unhappiness with her marriage. Then a serious illness sends him to a spa for a period of recovery, and he finally receives a tender and loving sexual initiation... with a most unexpected partner. [More]

Starring: Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin, Corinne Kersten, Jacqueline Chauveau

Starring: Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin, Corinne Kersten, Jacqueline Chauveau, Lea Massari

Director: Louis Malle

Director: Louis Malle

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I was more than a little taken aback by the smugness of these privileged sorts.

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10/24/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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a gorgeously filmed exercise in smug depravity

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09/06/06
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal

In all their messiness, here are love, sex, society, and family, met with cleansing laughter.

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03/27/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

When the French come of age, they really come of age.

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03/18/06
Christopher Null
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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A classic. Malle's homage to teenage love.

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Niki Patton
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should be memorable for its keen ability to render the fumbling antics of early adolescent boyhood with an acute eye and a tender touch

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