Murmur of the Heart
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| French | Le souffle au cœur |
| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Screenplay by | Louis Malle |
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| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Edited by | Suzanne Baron |
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| Distributed by | Cinema International Corporation |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $1.1 million |
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.