Directed by Louis Malle • 1971 • France, Italy, West Germany
Starring Benoît Ferreux, Lea Massari, Daniel Gélin
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.
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Directed by Eric Rohmer • 1972 • France
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Directed by Jacques Rivette • 1974 • France
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Lacombe, Lucien
Directed by Louis Malle • 1974 • France, Italy, West Germany
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