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Benoît Ferreux (French pronunciation: ​[bənwa fɛʁø]; 29 September 1955) is a French film, television and stage actor who is possibly best recalled internationally for his role in the 1971 film Murmur of the Heart.^[1]

Career as a child actor

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 ultimately leads to an incestuous liaison) with his mother Clara (portrayed by Italian actress Lea Massari) at a sanatorium where he is being treated for a heart murmur.^[1] The film was selected for competition at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

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).^[3]

Later career

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. In 2010 he had a small role in the Alain Corneau-directed Crime d'amour (English: Love Crime).

Selected filmography

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  Murmur of the Heart (1971) - Laurent Chevalier


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  It Only Happens to Others (1971)


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  The Guerrilla (1973)


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  Défense de savoir (1973)


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  La Messe dorée (1975) - Gary


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  Mélodrame (1976) - Johnny


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  Violette Nozière (1978)


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  L'enfant secret (1979)


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  Le Maître-nageur (1979) - Le garagiste


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  Moonraker (1979) - Moonraker Pilot #2 (uncredited)


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  Premier voyage (1980) - Charles


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  Escape to Victory (1981) - Jean Paul - The French


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  Five Days One Summer (1982) - French Student


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  Until September (1984) - Willager


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  Je hais les acteurs (1986) - Assistant


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  Sale destin (1987) - Un tueur


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  Le Brasier (1991) - Boxeur 2e combat


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  Gwladys (2005)


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  The Second Wind (2007) - Marcel le Stéphanois


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  Love Crime (2010) - Le cadre coléreux


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  Fever (2014) - François

References

External links

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  Benoît Ferreux on IMDb