Le Souffle Au Coeur / Порок Сердца / Louis Malle / 1971

The Film That Shocked Paris And Delighted London Is Now In New York. Le Souffle Au Coeur 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. Casts: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi, Fabien Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Micheline Bona, Henri Poirier, Gila Von Weitershausen, Jacques Sereys, Corinne Kersten. Directed: Louis Malle. Produced: Vincent Malle, Claude Nedjar. Written: Louis Malle. Edited: Suzanne Baron. Music: Sidney Bechet, Gaston Frèche, Charlie Parker, Henri Renaud. Cinematography: Ricardo Aronovich. Release: April 28, 1971 (France), October 20, 1971 (Italy). Distributed: Orion Classics. Production: Nouvelles Éditions De Films, Marianne Productions, Vides Cinematografica, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion. Running Time: 01:58:09.