Benoît Ferreux
Benoît Ferreux (September 29, 1955) is a French film and television actor who is possibly best recalled for his role in the 1971 film Murmur of the Heart.[1]
Benoît Ferreux was cast in early 1970, at the age of 14 to appear in director Louis Malle's 1971 coming-of-age drama Murmur of the Heart (French: Le souffle au cœur). Set in 1954, Ferreux played Laurent Chevalier, a boy coming to terms with his burgeoning sexuality and his close relationship (which ultimtely leads to an incestuous liason) with his mother Clara (portrayed by Italian actress Lea Massari) at a spa where he is being treated for a heart murmur.[2] The film was selected for competition at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
The same year, Benoît Ferreux appeared alongside actors Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni in the Nadine Trintignant directed drama It Only Happens to Others (French: Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres).[4]
Ferreux would go on to appear in a number of adult roles in his native France in film and television. In 1981 he appeared in the John Huston-directed English language drama Escape to Victory with actors Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Brazilian footballer Pelé.
In 2007 he appeared in the Alain Corneau-directed crime thriller The Second Wind (French: Le Deuxième souffle), starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci.
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