Murmur of the Heart

For the Hong Kong-Taiwanese film, see Murmur of the Hearts.
Murmur of the Heart
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe souffle au cœur
Directed byLouis Malle
Screenplay byLouis Malle
Produced by
  • Vincent Malle
  • Claude Nedjar
Starring
CinematographyRicardo Aronovich
Edited bySuzanne Baron
Music by
Production
companies
  • Nouvelles Éditions de Films
  • Marianne Productions
  • Vides Cinematografica
  • Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Distributed byOrion Classics
Release dates
  • April 28, 1971 (1971-04-28) (France)
  • October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (Italy)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.1 million[2]

Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur) is a 1971 French comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. It stars Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux and Daniel Gélin. Written as Malle's semi-autobiography, 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, with a 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.

  1. ^ "Murmur of the Heart (1971)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Murmur if the Heart". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2021.