Is Murmur of the Heart scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murmur of the Heart violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murmur of the Heart easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Murmur of the Heart end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murmur of the Heart sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Murmur of the Heart

Name: Murmur of the Heart
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1971
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux, Daniel Gélin

A souffle of a movie!

Directed by Louis Malle

Produced by Marianne Productions, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

1971118 min7.0 / 10

A light-hearted, episodic coming-of-age comedy that treats adolescent confusion and transgression with affectionate irreverence and French sophistication.

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.

Clusters

Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Whimsical Reinvention Through Romance Bittersweet Second Chances Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Houses and Dwellings

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Jazz Sanatorium Incest Shoplifting 1950s Boy Scout Resort Sex Mother Son Relationship Teenage Protagonist Bastille Day Dijon France

Questions people ask

Is Murmur of the Heart scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Murmur of the Heart violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Murmur of the Heart easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Murmur of the Heart end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Murmur of the Heart sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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