Synopsis
Louis Malle’s critically acclaimed Murmur of the Heart gracefully combines elements of comedy, drama, and autobiography in a candid portrait of a precocious adolescent boy’s sexual maturation. Both shocking and deeply poignant, this is one of the finest coming-of-age films ever made.
Cast
| Laurent Chevalier | Benoit Ferreux |
| Clara Chevalier | Lea Massari |
| Charles Chevalier | Daniel Gélin |
| Father Henri | Michael Lonsdale |
| Augusta | Ave Ninchi |
| Freda | Gila von Weitershausen |
Credits
| Director | Louis Malle |
| Producer | Vincent Malle and Claude Nedjar |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Music | Sidney Bechet, Gaston Frèche, Henri Renaud and Charlie Parker |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Ricardo Aronovich
- Original theatrical trailer
- A new essay by film critic Michael Sragow
- New and improved English subtitle translation
From the Current
Murmur of the Heart: All in the Family
by Mar 27, 2006Murmur of the Heart (1971), Louis Malle’s comic masterpiece, is the most American of great French films. Indeed, with its youthful charm and rebellion, the film feels even more characteristically American than the mature and elusive masterpieces Malle went on to direct in America—Atlantic . . .
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