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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi
Directed & Produced by: Suzanne Baron, Philippe Turlure, Louis Malle, Louis Malle, Vincent Malle
Release date: 4/27/1971
Running time: 118 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 by 66 users