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.
| Laurent Chevalier | Benoit Ferreux |
| Clara Chevalier | Lea Massari |
| Charles Chevalier | Daniel Gélin |
| Father Henri | Michael Lonsdale |
| Augusta | Ave Ninchi |
| Freda | Gila von Weitershausen |
| Director | Louis Malle |
| Producer | Vincent Malle and Claude Nedjar |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Music | Sidney Bechet, Gaston Frèche, Henri Renaud and Charlie Parker |
By March 27, 2006
Murmur 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 Read more »
