Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Original title

Le Souffle au cœur

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

2h

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 215 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Dijon, a 14-year-old boy from a comfortable family navigates his teenage years with his uninhibited mother. Their bond grows complicated as he deals with school and health problems.

warmbittersweetintimatehumorousnostalgictenderunderstatedobservational

What happens

Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur) is a 1971 French comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Louis Malle, and starring Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, and Daniel Gélin. Semi-autobiographical for Malle, the film tells a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy (Ferreux) growing up in bourgeois surroundings in post-World War II Dijon, France, and his complex relationship with his Italian-born mother (Massari). The film was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival and was a box-office success in France. In the United States, it received positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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