Cry of the Heart

Overview

Alexandre, a young man from a wealthy family, suffers a serious fall. One leg is finally amputated, leaving the other paralyzed. Desperate, the boy tries to come to terms with his new existence. He quickly adopts a cruel attitude towards those closest to him, blackmailing the house gardener and his mother, who has a lover. Obsessed with sex, he is unable to have an affair with a girl and ends up committing suicide.

Cast

Stéphane Audran

Claire

Maurice Ronet

Mathieu

Éric Damain

Alexandre

Delphine Seyrig

Mme Bunkermann

Madeleine Barbulée

Berthe

Paul Frankeur

Jean

Emmanuel de Sablet

Alain

Jean Martin

M. Bunkermann

Nathalie Roussel

Babette

N/A

Christian Boucher

Michel Delahaye

N/A

André Herraud