Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Directed by Louis Malle · Cinematography by Ricardo Aronovich
R118 min52 frames
DramaComedy
A souffle of a movie!
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What is Murmur of the Heart about?
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.
Murmur of the Heart 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).
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Who stars in Murmur of the Heart?
Lea Massarias Clara Chevalier
Benoît Ferreuxas Laurent Chevalier
Marc Winocourtas Marc Chevalier
Who made Murmur of the Heart?
Louis MalleDirector
Ricardo AronovichCinematography
Claude NedjarProducer- Vincent MalleProducer
What does the cinematography of Murmur of the Heart look like?
Across 51 sampled frames, Murmur of the Heart builds its coverage from medium shots (65% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Ricardo Aronovich keeps 63% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Murmur of the Heart?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Murmur of the Heart (1971) are #35312c, #56554b, #d0c7b0, #d6d2c7, #918e73, #77766c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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