Murmur of the Heart
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| Murmur of the Heart | |
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Produced by | Vincent Malle Claude Nedjar |
| Written by | Louis Malle |
| Starring | Benoît Ferreux, Lea Massari |
| Music by | Gaston Frèche Charlie Parker Henri Renaud |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Editing by | Suzanne Baron |
| Distributed by |  Orion Classics |
| Release date(s) |  April 28, 1971 October 20, 1971 |
| Running time | 118 min |
| Country | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
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Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur) is a 1971 French motion picture by Louis Malle that tells a controversial coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France. The various adventures of the boy lead to an incestuous relationship with his mother. Ferreux was himself fifteen at the time of filming. He is seen fully nude at the spa and in a bath scene but not during any of the sex scenes. Charlie Parker's music is used prominently in the film.
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[edit] Cast
- Lea Massari - Clara Chevalier
- Benoît Ferreux - Laurent Chevalier
- Daniel Gélin - Charles Chevalier
- Michael Lonsdale - Father Henri
- Ave Ninchi - Augusta
[edit] Nominations
Murmur of the Heart was nominated for "Best Writing Original Screenplay" in the 1973 Academy Award. It was also in competition, in the French part of the official selection, at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
